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Housefly

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. From its place of origin, perhaps in the Middle East, it has spread around the world as a commensal of humans. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red compound eyes, set…

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Housefly

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Triples137
Avg. degree1.99
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Housefly

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related to As a disease vector · 20
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related to Evolution and taxonomy · 19
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related to Control · 16
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related to In science · 14
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related to Relationship with humans · 14
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related to Description · 11
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related to Distribution · 8
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related to Ecology · 8
Housefly → Adult, Adults, Houseflies, If, In, Klebsiella, Solid, They
related to Life cycle · 8
Housefly → At, Each, It, Larval, Pupae, The, They, Within
related to In waste management · 3
Housefly → Harvested, The, This

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houseflies fly larvae eggs used flies female pupae control male food feces surface use two humans females may domestica four

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Houseflyis aobject of biological research0.90text
food wasteinstance ofIt lays batches of about 100 eggs on decaying organic matter0.80text
carrioninstance ofIt lays batches of about 100 eggs on decaying organic matter0.80text
or fecesinstance ofIt lays batches of about 100 eggs on decaying organic matter0.80text
sugars by walking over theminstance ofso they can identify foods0.80text
M. vetustissimainstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
the Australian bush flyinstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
several closely related taxa that include M. primitivainstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
M. shanghaiensisinstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
M. violaceainstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
and M. varensisinstance ofand other members of the genus Musca0.80text
Macrocheles muscaedomesticaeinstance ofincluding mites0.80text

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