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Loa loa filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa.Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly (Chrysops spp.) or mango fly, the vectors for Loa loa.
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Myiasis (/ m aɪ. ˈ aɪ. ə. s ə s / my-EYE-ə-səss [1]), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue.
Genetic variation underlies the response to environmental stress, such as variable food quality, of male sexual ornaments, such as the increased eye span, in the stalk-eyed fly. [26] Some male genotypes develop large eye spans under all conditions, whereas other genotypes progressively reduce eye spans as environmental conditions deteriorate.
An Eye gnat, a small 1-2mm long fly. Image is a crop of a 1:1 magnification. ... Hippelates is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae and are often referred to as ...
Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly. [2] ... The compound eyes have five distinct, vertical, dark stripes. [5]
This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly. Another vernacular name, coffin fly, refers to Conicera tibialis. [1] About 4,000 species are known in 230 genera. The most well-known species is cosmopolitan Megaselia scalaris. At 0.4 mm in length, the world's smallest fly is the phorid Euryplatea nanaknihali. [2]
Musca sorbens, the bazaar fly or eye-seeking fly, is a close relative of, and very similar in appearance to, the housefly (Musca domestica). It is found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and the Pacific Ocean region. [1] It breeds in excreta, especially human faeces, and is the main insect vector of trachoma, a major cause of blindness.