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... soil , leaf - mould , rotting wood , those media that harbour so many dipterous larvae . The larvae have a small head , but well - developed mouthparts , and are said to be partly or wholly carni- vorous . The posterior end of the body ...
... soil , leaf - mould , rotting wood , those media that harbour so many dipterous larvae . The larvae have a small head , but well - developed mouthparts , and are said to be partly or wholly carni- vorous . The posterior end of the body ...
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... soil . This seems a difficult feat when we think of its being performed by each larva or each adult fly , but , as in many problems to do with animals , time and continuity make most things possible . My colleague Mr R. L. Coe studied ...
... soil . This seems a difficult feat when we think of its being performed by each larva or each adult fly , but , as in many problems to do with animals , time and continuity make most things possible . My colleague Mr R. L. Coe studied ...
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... soil around growing plants , including grasses , and the larvae feed on the root - aphis , Pemphigius bursarius . There are two generations during the summer , the second of which normally spends the winter as pupae in the soil , from ...
... soil around growing plants , including grasses , and the larvae feed on the root - aphis , Pemphigius bursarius . There are two generations during the summer , the second of which normally spends the winter as pupae in the soil , from ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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