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House fly

Musca domestica

Description:

The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 91% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world; it is considered a pest that can carry serious diseases.

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IbrahimAsad
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IbrahimAsad

Ellaidhoo, Maldives

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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