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... developed the maggot as a universal type . Those that live an aquatic life , such as Ephydridae , and individual members of other families , may have developed false legs , claws , suckers , extensible breathing - tube and so on , and ...
... developed the maggot as a universal type . Those that live an aquatic life , such as Ephydridae , and individual members of other families , may have developed false legs , claws , suckers , extensible breathing - tube and so on , and ...
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... developed mouthparts , and are said to be partly or wholly carni- vorous . The posterior end of the body is drawn out into lobes that close over the hind spiracles like a flower : a very similar structure to that developed by the soil ...
... developed mouthparts , and are said to be partly or wholly carni- vorous . The posterior end of the body is drawn out into lobes that close over the hind spiracles like a flower : a very similar structure to that developed by the soil ...
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... developed such a high degree of resistance to DDT and related materials that satisfactory control is impossible in ... develop ' a resistance we do not mean , of course , that individual flies do so . No poison kills every individual ...
... developed such a high degree of resistance to DDT and related materials that satisfactory control is impossible in ... develop ' a resistance we do not mean , of course , that individual flies do so . No poison kills every individual ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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