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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 height can a fly fly at?

500 feet high except during migration when they are higher in the air because hot air rises

How fast can a biplane fly?

Depends on the biplane. Developements in airplane technology was pretty impressive during the war.

For instance, the best fighter in the early stages of the war, the Fokker Eindecker E.III had a top speed of 87 mph (140 km/h) and a flight time of 1.5 hours. In 1915, this airplane was the terror of the skies. By the middle of 1916, the Eindecker was a relic - outdated and slow.

The Sopwith Snipe, introduced in 1918 had a top speed of 121 mph (195 km/h) and could fly for 3 hours.

The airplane Von Richtofen was shot down in, the Fokker Dr. I (triplane) had a top speed of 115 mph (185 km/h). It would stall out at the low speed of 75 mph.

What countries were involved in Korean War?

The forces under the UNC (United Nations Command) were from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Phillipines, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. The forces which actually fought on the communist side were the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and China, with support from the Soviet Union.

How do you spell flies?

That is the correct spelling of the word "flies". (Plural of the noun fly, and the present tense of to fly.)

Why might a geneticist use fruit flies to study how genes function?

Fruit flies have a short generation time, produce numerous offspring, and share many genes with humans. This makes them ideal for genetic studies that aim to understand how genes function and interact. Additionally, fruit flies are easy and inexpensive to maintain in a laboratory setting.

Why do flies avoid plastic bags of water?

Flies have good eyes, as they are compound. When they see the bags, their internal predator alerts go off: the water bags look like pond water. Generally when frogs want to catch a fly they hide under pond water.....

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.