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... carnivorous diet . The larvae of Tipulinae are essentially vegetarian , eating moss , algae , diatoms , rotting and macerated wood , and living cells from the roots of growing plants , and even trees . It has been reported that these ...
... carnivorous diet . The larvae of Tipulinae are essentially vegetarian , eating moss , algae , diatoms , rotting and macerated wood , and living cells from the roots of growing plants , and even trees . It has been reported that these ...
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... carnivorous as larvae , using their efficient mandibles to pierce and devour the larvae of other insects . Besides feeding on mosquito - larvae , they also eat many of the filter - feeding midges and even smaller individuals of their ...
... carnivorous as larvae , using their efficient mandibles to pierce and devour the larvae of other insects . Besides feeding on mosquito - larvae , they also eat many of the filter - feeding midges and even smaller individuals of their ...
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... carnivorous flies , 8 , 14 , 119 carnivorous habits , evolution of , 94 of Blepharoceridae , 73 of Empididae , 139 of Ochthera mantis , 189 of Scatophaga , 211 carnivorous larvae , 19 , 22 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 144 , 162 , 171 , 175 , 179 of ...
... carnivorous flies , 8 , 14 , 119 carnivorous habits , evolution of , 94 of Blepharoceridae , 73 of Empididae , 139 of Ochthera mantis , 189 of Scatophaga , 211 carnivorous larvae , 19 , 22 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 144 , 162 , 171 , 175 , 179 of ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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