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2. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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   A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.

3. Fly-whisk - Wikipedia

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   Goat-hide and horse-hair Hausa fly-whisk, from near Maradi, Niger, early 1960s, 28 inches (71 cm). A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) [1] is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of regalia, and is called a chowrie, chāmara, or prakirnaka in South Asia and Tibet.

4. In the immortal battle of man vs. fly, the flies are winning ...

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   In other words, you’re basically flailing away with cartoon-like speed, hoping a fly hits the swatter by accident. Which brings me to the second point: For the reasons stated above, the eSwatter ...

5. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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   Early model prototype fly zapper circa 1911, conceded to be too expensive to be practical. In its October 1911 issue, Popular Mechanics magazine had a piece showing a model "fly trap" that used all the elements of a modern bug zapper, including electric light and electrified grid. The design was implemented by two unnamed Denver men and was ...

6. Tail (horse) - Wikipedia

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   The objections to docking include a concern that the horse can no longer use its tail to swat flies [2] as well as concerns about the pain and discomfort of the docking process itself. Some horses used for driving still have the tail cut especially short to keep it from being tangled in the harness. In these cases, the term "docked" or "docking ...

7. 'It was an easy decision': Groups rescue dozens of animals ...

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   How you can help: Los Angeles wildfires create animal crisis with full shelters, ill pets. This story has been updated to fix a typo. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach ...

8. 'I'm a neurosurgeon – this is what I eat for a brain-healthy ...

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   Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Saphier, M.D., shared some ingredients to a healthy breakfast for heart and brain health, including yogurt, fruit and seeds, in a video posted to X.

9. Haematopota pluvialis - Wikipedia

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   These horse flies can be encountered during the daylight hours from late May through late October. [5] The males are harmless and feed on nectar, [7] while the females feed on mammal blood (hematophagy) (hence the Latin name Haematopota pluvialis, literally meaning 'blooddrinker of the rains'), mainly cattle and horses, needing blood for developing eggs.