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... flies ( Asilidae ) and by Bembex wasps . The high- speed drinking act may well be evolved as a protection against such attacks . The relatively few male horse - flies that are seen in collections were mostly taken while they were ...
... flies ( Asilidae ) and by Bembex wasps . The high- speed drinking act may well be evolved as a protection against such attacks . The relatively few male horse - flies that are seen in collections were mostly taken while they were ...
Page 101
... horse - flies that occur there , just as they were supposed to . I shall mention Haddow's work again , later , when we consider the general phenomenon of swarming in flies . It might be mentioned here that he begins to ... HORSE - FLIES.
... horse - flies that occur there , just as they were supposed to . I shall mention Haddow's work again , later , when we consider the general phenomenon of swarming in flies . It might be mentioned here that he begins to ... HORSE - FLIES.
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... horse - flies in the world . It is significant that none of them is aquatic , thus supporting my earlier contention that horse - flies are inclined as much to the land as to the water . Larvae of Scaptia vicina , a member of a large and ...
... horse - flies in the world . It is significant that none of them is aquatic , thus supporting my earlier contention that horse - flies are inclined as much to the land as to the water . Larvae of Scaptia vicina , a member of a large and ...
Contents
THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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