House Fly
Range:
Worldwide (except Antarctica)
Habitat:
Various habitats; found in and around houses, farms, and ranches
Conservation Status:
Not listed by IUCN
Scientific Name:
Musca domestica ...
House fly, Musca domestica
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Where are they found? Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, Greenland, North America, Oceania, South America ...
House Fly Family Behaviour
No observations regarding House Fly Family behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about House Flies ...
An image of a house fly eye surface by using scanning electron microscope at 450Ã- magnification ...
The housefly (also house fly or house-fly), Musca domestica, is the most common fly occurring in homes, the most familiar of all flies and indeed one of the most widely distributed animals; it is a pest that can carry and transmit serious diseases.
House fly (Musca domestica)
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Colt's-foot (Tussilago farfara)
Garden snail (Helix aspersa)
House mouse (Mus musculus)
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg) ...
The diet of flies varies heavily between species. The horse fly eats bits of flesh torn off of its prey, mosquitoes feed on blood and nectar, and the house fly eats a semi-digested liquid created by mixing-enzyme rich saliva with its food.
There are some 120,000 species known, including the most common 'pet': the Common House Fly. Many more species still fly about undiscovered. Some experts believe that there may be well over 1 million species.
 See also: Fly, Mosquito, Midge, Crane Flies, Crane
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