"Housefly"

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16 October 2025

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

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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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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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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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31 May 2025

A mating pair of houseflies (Musca domestica) is seen on a weed branch in a forested area in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2025. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), houseflies are known to transmit more than 65 diseases to humans, including cholera, conjunctivitis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, shigellosis, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

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31 May 2025

A mating pair of houseflies (Musca domestica) is seen on a weed branch in a forested area in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2025. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), houseflies are known to transmit more than 65 diseases to humans, including cholera, conjunctivitis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, shigellosis, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

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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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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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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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#10941138

27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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#10941140

27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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#10941141

27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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#10941143

27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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27 January 2024

Dipteran Larvae, Also Known As Maggots Or Grubs, Are The Larvae Of Flies. They Are Distinguished From Most Other Insects By Their Lack Of Segmented Thoracic Legs. Diptera Order Of Insects Includes House Fly, Fruit Fly Etc. Instead Of The Traditional Jointed Legs, Many Groups Have One Or More Pairs Of Fleshy, Locomotory Prolegs On The Thorax And/or Abdomen, Each With Curved Or Even Hook-like Spines. Dipteran Larvae Spoiled A Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) From The Inside At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 24/01/2024.

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