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... evolutionary line . - The daddy - long - legs and the house - fly represent opposite ex- tremes of the Order Diptera . Crane - flies , with their gangling elon- gate bodies , narrow wings , absurdly slender legs , and slow flight ...
... evolutionary line . - The daddy - long - legs and the house - fly represent opposite ex- tremes of the Order Diptera . Crane - flies , with their gangling elon- gate bodies , narrow wings , absurdly slender legs , and slow flight ...
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... evolutionary advance , and declining in numbers . The bloodsuckers on the other hand , have found in the search for blood an evolutionary challenge , and have multiplied and flourished in their recent evolution . Whether they will ...
... evolutionary advance , and declining in numbers . The bloodsuckers on the other hand , have found in the search for blood an evolutionary challenge , and have multiplied and flourished in their recent evolution . Whether they will ...
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... evolutionary ' brushwood ' , a term that is an unintentional pun in this connection , because the flies concerned are to be found among trees , and their larvae , such as are known , live in rotting wood or in leaf - mould . There are ...
... evolutionary ' brushwood ' , a term that is an unintentional pun in this connection , because the flies concerned are to be found among trees , and their larvae , such as are known , live in rotting wood or in leaf - mould . There are ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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