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Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres (1 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 8 in) in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, [ 2 ] distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic .
Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]
Sandfly or sand fly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas. In the United States, sandfly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads" (family Tabanidae), or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae.
Florida has confirmed 30 cases of Oropouche, or “sloth fever” this year and 14 of the cases were in Miami-Dade County, according to the state’s most recent mosquito surveillance report. That ...
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Black fly (Simuliidae) and biting midges (Ceratopogonidae), also belonging to the gnat category, are small, sometimes barely visible, blood-sucking flies commonly known in many areas as biting gnats, sand flies, punkies or "no-see-ums", among other names. [4] [5]
One subspecies of wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, namely subspecies osceola, is found only in Florida. [24] The state is a wintering location for many species of eastern North American birds. There have been small numbers of several new species normally native to cooler areas to the north: snowy owls , snow buntings , harlequin ducks , and ...