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New research from Queen Mary University of London reveals how fruit fly larvae have repeatedly evolved their temperature ...
It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ochracea ( O. ochracea ). A new study published this week in the Annals of ...
The new Ophiocordyceps species, found only in flies, are related to the pathogen featured in the video game and TV series “The Last of Us.” ...
The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...
“Despite their fairytale looks, they're a toxic, invasive species,” Sean, the owner and operator of the Margaret River ...
A specific breed of flies could be the livestock industry's best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the ...
Screwworm dangers New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.
A new invasive species called the spotted lanternfly is in the Peach State and experts say kill them on sight. Here's why.
There are several reasons why some places might be seeing more of these glowy beetles this summer. The first is wet weather.
Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized flies and drop them from the sky.
Screwworm dangers New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax. Unlike all other blow flies native to the Western Hemisphere, the ...