last updated 23.Nov.2007
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Fly Image Gallery
(Diptera)
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The flies are one of the most diverse insect lineages and by far the most agile insects in the air. Flies are recognized by the posession of a single pair of wings, their hind wings reduced into knobby flight-stabilizing structures called halteres. Flies are abundant in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem where they play important ecological roles as pollinators, detritivores, predators, and parasites. A number of species, including some mosquitos, are significant vectors of human diseases.
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