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Swat it, smash it, spray it. It's tough to get rid of the world's most annoying roommate: the housefly. But at least the housefly won't steal your food -- whoops, never mind. See more »
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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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How do fireflies light up?
Fireflies or lightning bugs are a common sight during a warm summer night. Their lights can create an amazing sight in wooded areas. How do these insects produce the green flashes in their abdomens? Learn about firefly light in this article.
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How Houseflies Work
Swat it, smash it, spray it. It's tough to get rid of the world's most annoying roommate: the housefly. But at least the housefly won't steal your food -- whoops, never mind.
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How Mosquitoes Work
In 2005, there were 3,000 verified cases of West Nile Virus in the U.S. alone, and we can probably expect even more this year. This mosquito-borne disease keeps popping up. Find out all about mosquitoes.
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Blowfly
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.
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Fly
Fly, the common name for many flying insects. True flies, however, include only insects of the order Diptera.
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Fruit Fly
Fruit Fly, the common name of various kinds of small flies that feed on fruit and decaying vegetable matter.
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Gnat
Gnat, a general name for various small, blood-sucking flies related to mosquitoes and houseflies.
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Hessian Fly
Hessian Fly, a two-winged insect pest. It feeds on crop grasses, such as wheat, barley, and oats.
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Housefly
Housefly, an insect pest found in nearly all parts of the world. It is one of the true flies.
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Mediterranean Fruit Fly, an insect that feeds on and destroys fruits and vegetables.
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Midge
Midge, a tiny two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito. Midges lay their eggs in freshwater or saltwater, under tree bark, or in damp organic matter.
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Mosquito
Mosquito, the most dangerous insect pest to man. Most species of mosquitoes are harmless.
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Screwworm
Screwworm, the larva of a species of blowfly. Female screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals, especially cattle.
See more »Apple Maggot
Apple Maggot, or Railroad Worm, an insect larva that infests apples. The adult is a fly about one-fourth of an inch (6 mm) long, with a wingspread of about one-half inch (13 mm).
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Botfly, a harmful insect that in the larval stage lives as a parasite in animals and sometimes in humans.
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Crane Fly, a long-legged fly that looks like a large mosquito. There are many species throughout the world, including about 1,500 in North America.
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Deer Fly, a large fly that attacks deer and, less frequently, such livestock as cattle and horses.
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Horsefly, or Gadfly, a large fly that irritates domestic animals, primarily horses, cattle, and hogs.
See more »How do flies breathe?
Insect respiration is very different from that of a human. Insects do not have lungs that deliver oxygen to all of the cells in their body. So how exactly do flies and other insects breathe then? Find out the answer to that question in this article.
See more »Tsetse Fly
Tsetse Fly, any one of a genus of two-winged flies found in Africa. These flies are slightly larger than houseflies and are light brown to near black in color.
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