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House Fly

Musca Domestica

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Description:

[From Wiki] The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It 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:

Near animal manure, garbage, or exposed food.

Notes:

I found in the garden.

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NTUN EP Biology Class Extra Credit #1
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PublishedMarch 13, 2012

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