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... evolved . Most such struc- tures have been evolved to meet the demands of aquatic life , the need to breathe , to swim , or just to cling against the pull of the current . As flies have advanced in evolution they have streamlined ...
... evolved . Most such struc- tures have been evolved to meet the demands of aquatic life , the need to breathe , to swim , or just to cling against the pull of the current . As flies have advanced in evolution they have streamlined ...
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... evolved . The Japanese larvae live in a web over fungus - infested wood , for example underneath a wooden bridge that is wet from a rushing stream ( Kato [ 156 ] ) . The larva is only faintly luminous , with a pale blue light that has ...
... evolved . The Japanese larvae live in a web over fungus - infested wood , for example underneath a wooden bridge that is wet from a rushing stream ( Kato [ 156 ] ) . The larva is only faintly luminous , with a pale blue light that has ...
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... evolved only once , and that the flies possessing them are nearly related . If that is so , the method and site of egg - laying must also have been an ancestral one , and so these flies must be one group of earth - breeding robber ...
... evolved only once , and that the flies possessing them are nearly related . If that is so , the method and site of egg - laying must also have been an ancestral one , and so these flies must be one group of earth - breeding robber ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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