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Housefly

Musca domestica

Description:

These flies are extremely common, you find them everywhere. They're about 9mm long, they have stripes from tail to head. They're large eyes are made of tiny hexagons called ommatidia allwoing them to see behind it's head.

Habitat:

In houses and about any where. They are attracted to rotton food.

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1 Comment

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Hi SusanRuffanerGahagan! Please note that your mission is local and does not cover Australia. Thanks!

ThomasMullan
Spotted by
ThomasMullan

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 2, 2013

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