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... host . It is thought that the very young larva , which has penetrated through the intersegmental membrane of the abdomen of the host , lives on the blood of the body - cavity , and only later begins to destroy the tissues . Adult ...
... host . It is thought that the very young larva , which has penetrated through the intersegmental membrane of the abdomen of the host , lives on the blood of the body - cavity , and only later begins to destroy the tissues . Adult ...
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... host animal , but most of them show some preference , possibly dictated as much by the size and movements of the host as by its zoological classification . Tsetse are known as day - biters , but some at least bite a little at night ...
... host animal , but most of them show some preference , possibly dictated as much by the size and movements of the host as by its zoological classification . Tsetse are known as day - biters , but some at least bite a little at night ...
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... hosts , and few , if any , are physiologically confined to one host in the sense of being unable to tolerate any other blood . As with fleas , and perhaps other parasites , it is really the host's habitat to which the parasite is ...
... hosts , and few , if any , are physiologically confined to one host in the sense of being unable to tolerate any other blood . As with fleas , and perhaps other parasites , it is really the host's habitat to which the parasite is ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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