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Fly

A fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The hindwings have evolved into halteres, organs that sense rotation, giving flies precise control of their flight. Diptera is a large order containing more than 150,000 species, including horse-flies, crane…

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Fly

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Triples186
Avg. degree1.99
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Fly

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related to Relationships between subgroups and families · 26
Fly → Antliophora, Based, Brachycera, Coleoptera, Cretaceous, Deuterophlebiidae, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Jurassic, Late Triassic, Lepidoptera, Many, Mecoptera, Mecopterida, Middle, Middle Triassic, Modern, Nymphomyiidae, Paleogene, Schizophora
related to Diversity · 24
Fly → Afrotropical, Animals, Asiloidea, Australasian, Brachycera, Compared, Diptera, Europe, Euryplatea, Flies, Gauromydas, Hymenoptera, In, It, Many, More, Musca, Nearctic, Nematocera, Oriental
related to Habitats and ecological niches · 20
Fly → Adults, Agromyzidae, Anthomyia, Anthomyiidae, Bengalia, Bot, Cecidomyiidae, Ephydra, Flies, In, Many, Most, Oestridae, Phoridae, Sarcophagidae, Some, Steganopsis, The, They, Whereas
related to Symbolism · 20
Fly → Beelzebub, Big Fly, Dumuzid, Flies, Fly-shaped, In, In Christian, Inanna, Later, Lord, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Navajo, Nergal, Old Babylonian, Philistines, Sumer, Sumerian, These, Utnapishtim's
related to Larva · 14
Fly → Apart, Brachycera, Brachyceran, Especially, In, Informally, Many, Most, Nematocera, Nematoceran, Some, The, They, This
related to Anti-predator adaptations · 11
Fly → Batesian, Birds, Bombyliid, Bombylius, Drosophila, Flies, In, Many, Some, The, They
related to External links · 11
Fly → April, Archived, Canada, Fossil DipteraThe Tree, General The Diptera, Life Project, The Dipterists Forum, The Society, The World Catalog, USA, Wayback Machine
related to Relationships to other insects · 10
Fly → Dipterans, Hippoboscidae, However, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Mecopterida, Siphonaptera, The, They, Trichoptera
related to Uses · 9
Fly → DNA, Drosophila, Histeridae, Maggot, Maggots, Other, The, Thus, Willi Hennig
related to Anatomy and morphology · 6
Fly → An, Female, Flies, Some Dipterans, Spilomyia, The

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flies larvae many species diptera insects may brachycera mosquitoes wings groups food flight large halteres antennae adult dipteran nematocera eyes

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Flyis aimportant spirit being0.90text
Hippoboscidaeinstance ofsome true flies0.80text
house fliesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
blow fliesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
mosquitoesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
gnatsinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
black fliesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
midgesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
fruit fliesinstance ofThey include many familiar insects0.80text
Cuterebrainstance ofhave been known to undertake long flights in response to aphid population spurts.Males of fly species0.80text
Fanniainstance ofhave been known to undertake long flights in response to aphid population spurts.Males of fly species0.80text
many hover fliesinstance ofhave been known to undertake long flights in response to aphid population spurts.Males of fly species0.80text

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