True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek di = two, and ptera = wings. source
True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek di = two, and ptera = wings.
Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes. source
Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes.
Flies's mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. source
Flies's mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups.
Flies wing arrangement gives them great manoeuvrability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. source
Flies wing arrangement gives them great manoeuvrability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces.
Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are laid on the larval food-source and the larvae, which lack true limbs, source
Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are laid on the larval food-source and the larvae, which lack true limbs,
Flies mostly have short lives as adults. source
Flies mostly have short lives as adults.
Flies are important pollinators, second only to the bees and their Hymenopteran relatives. source
Flies are important pollinators, second only to the bees and their Hymenopteran relatives.
Flies may have been among the evolutionarily earliest pollinators responsible for early plant pollination. source
Flies may have been among the evolutionarily earliest pollinators responsible for early plant pollination.
Flies are often abundant and are found in almost all terrestrial habitats in the world apart from Antarctica. source
Flies are often abundant and are found in almost all terrestrial habitats in the world apart from Antarctica.
Flies include many familiar insects such as house flies, blow flies, mosquitoes, gnats, black flies, midges and fruit flies. source
Flies include many familiar insects such as house flies, blow flies, mosquitoes, gnats, black flies, midges and fruit flies.
Flies More than 150,000 have been formally described and the actual species diversity is much greater, source
Flies More than 150,000 have been formally described and the actual species diversity is much greater,
Flies are adapted for aerial movement and typically have short and streamlined bodies. source
Flies are adapted for aerial movement and typically have short and streamlined bodies.
Flies are capable of great manoeuvrability during flight due to the presence of the halteres. source
Flies are capable of great manoeuvrability during flight due to the presence of the halteres.
These act of flies as gyroscopic organs and are rapidly oscillated in time with the wings; source
These act of flies as gyroscopic organs and are rapidly oscillated in time with the wings;
Flies are eaten by other animals at all stages of their development. source
Flies are eaten by other animals at all stages of their development.
Many flies have evolved mimetic resemblances that aid their protection. source
Many flies have evolved mimetic resemblances that aid their protection.
