"Housefly"

#12866114

16 October 2025

A housefly is seen in a garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 16, 2025.

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#12713286

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12713287

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12548498

12 July 2025

A flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) rests on the leaf of an iris plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 2, 2025.

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#12388499

20 May 2025

Houseflies (Musca domestica), known carriers of diseases such as anthrax, cholera, salmonella, tuberculosis, typhoid, and polio, feed on dried rice porridge (rice congee) stuck to the body of a pressure cooker during hot summer conditions in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 20, 2025. Rising summer temperatures accelerate the housefly’s life cycle, leading to faster hatching and development.

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#11049807

5 March 2024

A housefly (Musca domestica) is resting on a leaf in Nagaon district, about 155 kilometers east of Guwahati, India, on March 5, 2024.

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#11049810

5 March 2024

A housefly (Musca domestica) is resting on a leaf in Nagaon district, approximately 155 kilometers east of Guwahati, India, on March 5, 2024.

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#10280368

19 July 2023

A common housefly is seen stuck to a sticky fly trap in a kitchen in Warsaw, Poland on 19 July, 2023.

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#10280366

19 July 2023

A common housefly is seen stuck to a sticky fly trap in a kitchen in Warsaw, Poland on 19 July, 2023.

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#10247058

8 July 2023

Housefly (Musca domestica) on a leaf in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 03, 2023.

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#10141852

9 June 2023

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings. House Flies Carry Anthrax, Cholera, Salmonella, Tuberculosis, and Typhoid diseases like at least 65 illnesses that infect people. They have red eyes, set farther apart from the slightly larger female. To cool down, Housefly blows bubbles with their stomach juices through its mouth and then sucks them back in, scientists revealed. Flies rarely move whilst bubbling, but if disturbed, they quickly reingest the liquid – although a few dropped their bubbles. Housefly sitting on an electric wire on a hot and humid afternoon making orange bubbles after having lunch at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 09/06/2023.

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#8630340

6 August 2022

House fly (Musca domestica) in Toronto Ontario, Canada, on August 05, 2022.

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#8630342

6 August 2022

House fly (Musca domestica) in Toronto Ontario, Canada, on August 05, 2022.

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#8630344

6 August 2022

House fly (Musca domestica) in Toronto Ontario, Canada, on August 05, 2022.

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#8630346

6 August 2022

House fly (Musca domestica) in Toronto Ontario, Canada, on August 05, 2022.

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#8591990

27 July 2022

Housefly (Musca domestica) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on, on July 26, 2022.

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