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House Fly 
House Fly

This is a house fly, Musca domestica. The mouthparts of the fly (the proboscis) are complex structures specially adapted for sucking up fluids. Click for a closer look at the mouth.

This was a large fly - its head is about a half centimeter across.

 
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