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Questions about fruit flies, horse flies, common house flies, or any other insect with a single pair of wings.

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What is the purpose of Giant Crane Fly?

check out this website: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recNum=IS0067

According to this website, the Giant Crane Fly doesn't eat, but it's larvae eats decaying plant matter.

Therefore the purpose of the Giant Crane Fly would be: it's larvae helps break down plant matter back to soil.

Do Flies have a nest where do they lay eggs and look after their eggs?

Flies don't build nests and don't care for their eggs once laid.

What is the average weight of a fruit fly?

A fraction of a milligram (a few ten-thousandths of a gram)

What is the food chain of hover flies?

a hover fly mostly eats other Small bugs and they taste with their feet

What are the thin black buzzing bugs that fly?

There are many insects that can be described as thin, black buzzing bugs that fly. The most common would be a mosquito, and a house or horse fly.

How do you catch flies?

catching flies is easy, there are several ways to do so.

1. leave your windows open til flies land inside then slam the window down as fast as possible.

2. take your vacuum cleaner (if it has a tube) and suck them up when they are at the windows (lights must be off)

3.take a long rag (wet or dry) and whip lash them which will either stun or kill them.

hope this helps

Are Drosophila flies harmful?

No, they are not. Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit flies) have been very helpful in genetic research. They are harmless, except that you do not want to take a chance that they will over-run you lab or your home. Also, technically, they are really "vinegar flies", although everyone calls them fruit flies. in other words, they like to lay eggs on rotting fruit, not fresh fruit like the med fly. thus not a danger to agriculture

Where are maggots ears?

maggots are not fish they are cute baby flies without wings that smell really bad and eat rotting corpes and they do not have any ears as far as i have seen because i keep one as a pet

Why do fly?

because monkys eat chese

What is a fly genus?

the fly genus is peleteria

What is the average mass of a green fly?

It is 10Ã?14 mm long, slightly larger than a housefly. This is found in most parts of the world and is the most well known of the fly species.

Could a fly 'fly' in a vacuum?

No, a fly would not be able to fly in a vacuum because it relies on air resistance and pressure to generate lift and maneuver in the air. In a vacuum, there would be no air molecules for the fly to interact with, so it would not be able to fly.

How fast can dragonflys fly?

Dragonflies are effective predators capable of rapid flight. The Southern Giant Darner, which is a large example of dragonfly has been clocked at 60 miles per hour.

What is the adaptation of a black fly?

An important adaptation of the black fly has to do with their babies. They are able to obtain oxygen when they are in or out of the water.

What does an fairy fly insect look like?

You can find a picture of a Fairy Fly wasp from Spike Walker the winner of Olympus BioScapes 2008 at http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/gallery/2008/index.html

What do dogs like flies?

IF IT IS A LAB

Anything

OTHER

not sure

How do flies reproduce?

Flies reproduce through a process called oviposition, where females lay eggs on suitable surfaces such as decaying matter or feces. These eggs hatch into larvae, which then go through several stages of development before emerging as adult flies. This whole process can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the species of fly.

What is luciferin?

Luciferin is a light-emitting compound found in organisms that produce bioluminescence. It plays a key role in the light-producing chemical reaction that occurs in fireflies, certain deep-sea organisms, and other bioluminescent species. When luciferin undergoes a reaction with enzymes such as luciferase, it emits light.

Do fly live in colonies?

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Where do tsetse flies live?

in Africa, but they are spreading around the world.

Do flies eat baby flies?

A fly has a sponge for a mouth. Not a very effective predator. With this sponge, they suck up nutrients from food and other sources.

Do horseflies fly around feces?

yes because they may eggs on it