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See text. Mayflies(also known as shadfliesor fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region,[2]and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insectsbelonging to the orderEphemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which ...
Cockchafer. The common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), also colloquially known as the Maybug, [1][a] Maybeetle, [3] or doodlebug, [4] is a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha. It is native to Europe, and it is one of several closely-related and morphologically similar species of Melolontha called cockchafers ...
Trichobacteriosis axillaris. An armpit with variably encrusted hairs. Specialty. Dermatology. Trichobacteriosis axillaris is a superficial bacterial colonization of the hair shafts in sweat gland –bearing areas, such as the armpits and the groin. It is a trivial disease of worldwide occurrence that is believed to be caused by the genus ...
Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals , such as horses , cattle , sheep , deer , and wild boar , where it goes to breed. [ 1 ]
Lateral close-up of a male C. vomitoria. Blue bottle flies are typically 10–14 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 9 ⁄ 16 in) long, almost twice the size of a housefly. The head and thorax are dull gray, and the back of the head has long yellow-orange setae. [5] [6] The abdomen is bright metallic blue with black markings. Its body and legs are covered with ...
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The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, or greenbottles) [5] are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing bait, are known as gentles. [6] The family is known to be polyphyletic, but much remains disputed regarding proper ...
On Aug. 25, the "Frida" star, who turns 58 on Sept. 2, posted two Instagram pics of herself wearing a yellow two-piece swimsuit with her hair in braided pigtails as she rides on a boat. "Yellow ...