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... leg or foot . The crane - flies , with their exceptionally long legs , make free use of this activity . They often hang by the forelegs , or the fore and middle legs , with the hind legs dangling and waving . Collectors in the tropics ...
... leg or foot . The crane - flies , with their exceptionally long legs , make free use of this activity . They often hang by the forelegs , or the fore and middle legs , with the hind legs dangling and waving . Collectors in the tropics ...
Page 122
... legs of the robber - fly are always well equipped with long and particularly strong bristles , and in flight the first two pairs of legs hang down with their bristles overlapping , making a trap which closes round the prey and holds it ...
... legs of the robber - fly are always well equipped with long and particularly strong bristles , and in flight the first two pairs of legs hang down with their bristles overlapping , making a trap which closes round the prey and holds it ...
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... legs , looking almost exactly like a Pompilid wasp . It flies like one , too , darting to and fro in the air , with the hind legs dangling , in the same way that a hunting wasp does . Again we do not know why , or should I say to what ...
... legs , looking almost exactly like a Pompilid wasp . It flies like one , too , darting to and fro in the air , with the hind legs dangling , in the same way that a hunting wasp does . Again we do not know why , or should I say to what ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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