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	tsetse fly tsetse fly , name for any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, and in the same family as the housefly . The larva of the tsetse fly develops inside the body of the mother until it is ready to pupate in the soil. A number of the 21 species can transmit to humans the... Read more
	Tsetse flies Glossinidae (tsetse fly; order Diptera, suborder Cyclorrapha) Family of flies which are well known as important carriers of disease organisms, e.g. the flagellate protozoon Trypanosoma, which causes sleeping sickness. The adults are moderately sized, with aristae adorned with feathered hairs. The... Read more
	fly fly name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects , but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly , gnat , midge , mosquito , and tsetse fly . All have sucking or piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and, except for a few wingless... Read more
	flying buttress flying buttress see buttress .... Read more
	flying fish flying fish common name for members of the Exocoetidae, a family of carnivorous or herbivorous fish of warmer seas. Flying fishes usually swim in schools. They average 7 to 12 in. (17.5-30 cm) in length and have pectoral fins that compare in size with the wings of birds; in some species the pelvic... Read more
	Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America Founded in 1959 by Gabriel Green (b. 1924), Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America (AFSCA) grew out of the Los Angeles Interplanetary Study Groups, which Green had started in 1956. That same year Green also began issuing a magazine, Thy Kingdom Come. A... Read more
	black fly black fly name for any of the flies of the family Simuliidae. The black fly is about 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) long and has large eyes, short legs, a stout, humped back, broad gauzy wings, and piercing-sucking mouthparts. The female inflicts a painful bite, sucking the blood of birds and mammals,... Read more
	Men in Black Men in Black The mysterious and sinister visitors who are supposed to have silenced flying saucer investigator Albert K. Bender, as described in the book They Knew Too Much about Flying Saucers by Gray Barker (1956). They have since become part of flying saucer mythology, with claimed... Read more
	Skating Skating Skating a fly over the surface can attract fish from a larger area. Making the fly hop, skip, and skitter are desirable motions. Adult caddisflies and damselflies routinely skate the surface; likewise, threatened baitfish skip the surface in an effort to avoid capture by predators. Skating... Read more