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... vegetation , but nearly all lie buried in some kind of medium that is always more or less humid . The larval life of nearly all flies is interrupted by a number of moults , and it is not easy to answer simply the question : how many ...
... vegetation , but nearly all lie buried in some kind of medium that is always more or less humid . The larval life of nearly all flies is interrupted by a number of moults , and it is not easy to answer simply the question : how many ...
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... vegetation at close range , with a spider or a plant- bug sitting on it , we should have difficulty in making the animal stand out from its surroundings , either in black - and - white or in colour . It is possible that the victims do ...
... vegetation at close range , with a spider or a plant- bug sitting on it , we should have difficulty in making the animal stand out from its surroundings , either in black - and - white or in colour . It is possible that the victims do ...
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... vegetation . Perhaps the all - round vision provided by their near - spherical eyes allows them to maintain station by watching all the surrounding objects simultaneously . The spherical head is often huge compared with the rest of the ...
... vegetation . Perhaps the all - round vision provided by their near - spherical eyes allows them to maintain station by watching all the surrounding objects simultaneously . The spherical head is often huge compared with the rest of the ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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