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Musca domestica
Adult houseflies grow to 8–12 millimetres. Each female fly can lay up to 500 eggs in a lifetime. Adult flies normally live for 2 to 4 weeks but can hibernate during the winter. The adults feed on a variety of liquid or semi-liquid substances beside solid materials which have been softened by saliva
It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world.
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