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House Fly

Musca domestica

Photo by Liam
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The House Fly is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 91% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world; it is considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.

Habitat:

Urban

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Thanks, Nicole.

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