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Housefly

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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3 Comments

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 9 years ago

Thank you storm!

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 9 years ago

Thank you Yeskay!

yeskay
yeskay 9 years ago

Nice macro shot...

Pradeep Kumar
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Pradeep Kumar

India

Spotted on Jul 9, 2014
Submitted on Jul 10, 2014

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