Tuesday 18th February 2025
    Difficulty: Medium

    Flies (Quiz #823)

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    Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- (two), and πτερόν (wing).

    1. How does the number of species of fly in Britain compare to the number of species of mammal in the world?

    2. Little research has been carried out into the flight speed of insects, because it's very hard to do. For example, in 1926, an entomologist calculated that a deer botfly could reach a speed of...what?

    3. How do flies eat their food?

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