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Flies
While most insects have four wings, flies are two-winged insects that are part of the Order Diptera. Flies are found all over the world, even in Antarctica.
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Blowfly, a fly with a black head and thorax and metallic blue or green abdomen. It is 1/4 to 5/8 inch (6 to 16 mm) long and has bristles on its thorax and at the base of its wings.