Fly. Class Insecta Order Diptera Sub Orders Nematocera Brachycera Cyclorrhapha Range Worldwide and in most habitats. Size
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Fly. Class Insecta Order Diptera Sub Orders Nematocera Brachycera Cyclorrhapha Range Worldwide and in most habitats. Size Smallest: 2 mm (0.08 in) long. Largest: 50 mm (2 in) long. Feeding Adult flies eat insects, pollen, nectar, blood, or fruit. Most fly larvae consume dead organic matter. Habits Offspring Most fly species lay eggs 5 to 25 times a year. Flies metamorphose from embryo to larva, pupa, and adult forms. Metamorphosis lasts an average of two weeks. Life Span Generally no more than a few months. Did You Know The female common housefly lays from 600 to 1000 eggs in its lifetime. Of major insect groups, flies are the only ones with just one pair of wings. The eyes of the small-headed fly almost completely cover its head. The skipper fly lives in cheese and can survive more than a day submerged in wax. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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