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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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Why Can a genetics of fruit flies be applied to humans?

Humans are not experimented on to that degree because it is not humane. Pea plants also grow and develop rapidly and produce seeds. Pea plants are less complex than humans.

What is the scientfic name of a fly?

Another name for the "Crane fly" is the "Daddy long legs"

What do cranes eat?

Cranes will eat a wide assortment of animal prey and plants, depending on what is available in their habitat. Their diet is fairly flexible, and includes plants, roots, seeds, stems, berries, nuts, bulbs, fruits, some grains, insects of all kinds, snakes, rodents, lizards, small fish, frogs, shellfish, mollusks, and crustaceans. Some species of Crane may shift their diet during breeding and migration season, depending if certain prey are more abundant, and in part due to the fact Cranes may have a greater need for particular nutrients during certain seasons. For more details, please see the sites listed below.

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they also eat small bugs in the ground

What will happen if you eat flies passing the stage of magots?

Eating maggots is harmless so long as they are clean maggots.

this is achieved by placing the maggots in a tub of bran which they eat cleaning there internal organs.

In some countries an cultures maggots are considered a delicacy.

Can broken bot fly larva kill humans?

While bot fly larvae can cause painful infections and discomfort in humans, they are not typically lethal. The larvae can cause complications if not treated, such as secondary infections or allergic reactions, but fatalities are extremely rare. Proper medical treatment usually resolves the issue without severe consequences. Nonetheless, it's important to seek medical attention if infested.

What are the red dots left where flies are killed?

Fecal splatters are what the red dots left where flies are killed are. Death and stress will cause releases of internal fluids with such animals as flies and humans.

Why are flies attracted to lights?

The short answer is scentifically we dont know. However there are theories out there that try to explain this. One theory is that flies are attracted to light because of their migratory nature. Flies regularly travel long distances guided by starlight and the moon. Hence, a light bulb may act as a proxy moon. To fly north, flies keep the rising moon on the right shoulder. Trying to keep a porch light continually off your right shoulder results in pandemonium.

How do you itch a bug bite?

Itchy, red swollen bumps on the skin are an all-too-familiar summer sign that bugs - and bug bites - are flourishing.

That annoying itch may be a good sign, however.

"Itchy is normal.

Is there something wrong with every person in the world?

It's said that no on is perfect, therefore there must be a fault/problem with every person in the world. (At least one fault)

Due to variable factors like, heredity, environment, etc., every person has some problem or something wrong with them.

But then again, being "problem free" can also be seen as a "point of view" and not fact.

What do flies eat and how do they eat?

Flies are known as scavengers, so their diets consist of many things, from fruit to dead animals. Flies eat by first vomiting on the desired food to break it down into liquid form, then they drink it must like a butterfly sucks up nectar.

What temperature do flies stop coming around?

Flies cannot survive at temperatures above 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Most flies will die at temperatures at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Who wrote the quote Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like bananas?

I Believe it was Groucho Marx although it's been used by many others since

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Can roosters fly?

Yes, chickens and roosters can fly. But if they're raised for meat they're sometimes too disproportionate to get very far at all.

What kind of bug is black and smaller than a flea it bites and ususally flies in large groups in Alabama?

gnats and maybe sweat bees Gnats don't bite and sweat bees are much larger than a flea. May want to search a bit more for this answer. In Georgia, we called them Noseeums, pronounced NO-SEE-UMS. They are smaller that a flea and are more light brown than black. Only strong insect repellant works against them. As kids, we all thought this was a made up name, but it wasnt. Its also called the biting midge.

Why do flies fly around aimlessly in a room?

Flies may fly around aimlessly in a room due to their innate behavior to search for food sources or suitable breeding sites. They may also be attracted to light or heat sources, leading them to fly around in an attempt to navigate towards it. Additionally, changes in air currents or air pressure within a room can further disorient flies and cause them to fly erratically.

Why do black horse flys bite?

For the same reason frogs hop. That's what they do. Actually, they are similar to a mosquito, and want blood, so they bite.

Do Tse tse flies carry viruses?

yes the most common that they carry is in a parisite that they carry. it is sleeping sickness.

If the sequence ATG codon in a specific firefly should become ATA after a mutation will the firefly be able to emit light?

If the ATG codon is mutated to an ATA codon, the firefly may still be able to emit light. If the amino acid it codes for stays the same, the fly will emit light.