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Common House Fly

Musca domestica

Photo by NayNay
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a common house fly, but this one seems to have some sort of growth on its head between it's eyes?

Habitat:

found buzzing around our backyard.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

oh really? Oooo that's interesting!!
the young housefly has to dig itself up, from the soil, it can inflate that thing and to push it´s way through
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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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