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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 Cyclorrhapha suborder. It is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 90% 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_fly

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nicky.sanchez
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nicky.sanchez

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Spotted on Oct 12, 2009
Submitted on May 12, 2011

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