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Published: 2013-03-08 20:31:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 554; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 1
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Description Flies are adapted for aerial movement and typically have short and streamlined bodies. The first tagma of the fly, the head, consists of ocelli, antennae, compound eyes, and the mouthparts (the labrum, labium, mandible and maxilla make up the mouthparts). The second tagma, the thorax, bears the wings and contains the flight muscles on the second segment, which is greatly enlarged; the first and third segments have been reduced to collar-like structures. The third segment of the thorax bears the halteres, which help to balance the insect during flight. A further adaptation for flight is the reduction in number of the neural ganglia, and concentration of nerve tissue in the thorax, a feature that is most extreme in the highly derived Muscomorpha infraorder.

Flies have a mobile head with eyes and in most cases have large compound eyes on the sides of the head, with three small ocelli on the top. The antennae take a variety of forms, but are often short, which reduces drag while flying.
Because no species of fly has teeth or any other organ or limb that allows them to eat solid foods, flies consume only liquid food or finely granular foods, such as pollen, and their mouthparts and digestive tracts show various modifications for such diets. Female Tabanidae use knife-like mandibles and maxillae to make a cross-shaped incision in the hosts' skin and then lap up the blood. The gut includes large diverticulae, allowing the insect to store small quantities of liquid after a meal.

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Comments: 14

XCrazyHorseX [2013-03-15 22:19:15 +0000 UTC]

how did you do this without the fly buzzing away? owo

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Robert-Eede In reply to XCrazyHorseX [2013-03-15 23:04:06 +0000 UTC]

They usually do , I just move slowly towards them. Thank you

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harlia [2013-03-11 06:44:17 +0000 UTC]

OOO Even flies can be interesting

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Robert-Eede In reply to harlia [2013-03-11 12:31:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ,much appreciated

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harlia In reply to Robert-Eede [2013-03-11 18:09:36 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Robert-Eede In reply to harlia [2013-03-11 19:13:12 +0000 UTC]

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KyrieGlows89 [2013-03-09 18:15:41 +0000 UTC]

Oooohhh..... =-O

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Robert-Eede In reply to KyrieGlows89 [2013-03-09 20:04:00 +0000 UTC]

I love you're support . Thank you

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sweatangel [2013-03-08 23:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Very sci fi appeal.. Cool macro.

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Robert-Eede In reply to sweatangel [2013-03-09 00:13:05 +0000 UTC]

I really like this one myself, funny how you're favourites don't always get the views you desire! Thank you for the support

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sweatangel In reply to Robert-Eede [2013-03-09 00:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Deja vu....lol...

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Robert-Eede In reply to sweatangel [2013-03-09 10:24:53 +0000 UTC]

LOL!!

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Kingemocut [2013-03-08 20:36:05 +0000 UTC]

Its soooo cool!

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Robert-Eede In reply to Kingemocut [2013-03-08 20:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much. I normally go for a very clean , noise free look in macro shots but thought I would have a change with a little artistic licence

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