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... flower - feeding is borne out by the fact that genera that are otherwise only distantly related each have the proboscis drawn out into a long , slender tube , which they use to extract nectar from correspondingly deep , tubular flowers ...
... flower - feeding is borne out by the fact that genera that are otherwise only distantly related each have the proboscis drawn out into a long , slender tube , which they use to extract nectar from correspondingly deep , tubular flowers ...
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... flower - feeding is borne out by the fact that genera that are otherwise only distantly related each have the proboscis drawn out into a long , slender tube , which they use to extract nectar from correspondingly deep , tubular flowers ...
... flower - feeding is borne out by the fact that genera that are otherwise only distantly related each have the proboscis drawn out into a long , slender tube , which they use to extract nectar from correspondingly deep , tubular flowers ...
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... flower of composite flowers . Trypetidae have turned over almost completely to feeding on living plants , usually feeding as larvae in the flowers , fruits , or seed - pods . A few bore in the stems , or form galls at the tips of the ...
... flower of composite flowers . Trypetidae have turned over almost completely to feeding on living plants , usually feeding as larvae in the flowers , fruits , or seed - pods . A few bore in the stems , or form galls at the tips of the ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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abdomen able actively adapted adult adult flies African already animals appearance aquatic areas attack attracted become birds biting blood body breed called carnivorous carried cause Chapter close common countries crane-flies developed difficult disease effect eggs emerge evolution evolved example eyes fact feeding female Figure flies flight flowers genera genus give gnats habit habitats head horse-flies host human insects interesting known larvae later leaves legs less live look males mass materials mating mentioned midges mosquitoes move natural nearly nests occur organic parasites particularly perhaps plants present prey primitive probably proboscis pupae recent rest robber-flies round seems seen similar skin soil sometimes species spiracles stage structure suck suggests surface swarms tion tissues tropical true usually vegetation wings