What is a phorid fly?
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(m)\n\nCharacteristics\n\nPhorid flies, also known as humpbacked flies, are small  and resemble fruit flies in appearance.  The Phorid fly lacks the red eye color that is the classic trademark of the fruit fly.  Phorid flies are in the small category of flies, measuring up to 1/8 inch in length, including the wings. Color:  Tan brown with black eyes; small head; a severely arched (humpbacked) thorax when viewed from the side.\nBehavior\n\nThe most easily recognized feature (seen with the naked eye) is the habit of the adult Phorid fly running rapidly across surfaces instead of immediately flying when disturbed.   Most flies immediately take flight.  \nPhorid flies are common in homes and commercial facilities where food is prepared and served, but they are also a key pest in  food warehouses, and hospitals. Because these flies frequent unsanitary conditions, they are a potential health concern when they occur in food facilities and hospitals. Phorid fly larvae have been found in the open wounds of patients in nursing homes and hospitals.  \n\nHabitat\n\nPhorid flies are capable in breeding in more types of materials than any other structure-infesting flies. The reproductive potential of these flies is tremendous and very large numbers of them may appear in a short time.  Adult flies are strong fliers, having been known to travel as far as 6 miles within a 24 hour period.  Phorid flies are found throughout the world. In nature, they are typically associated with dead animals and heavily decaying vegetation. In buildings, they be may found breeding in drains, trash containers, dumpsters, rotting produce, recycle bins, grease traps, garbage disposals, crawlspaces, and any site where moist organic matter can accumulate for a few days or longer.\n\nControl\n\nThe key to controlling Phorid fly infestations is to locate and eliminate their breeding sources.  Although there are several sprays and traps used to kill flies in a home, restaurant or other structure, the infestation cannot be eliminated without eliminating their source.   If you locate a drain that is a breeding ground for Phorid flies, use a foaming drain cleaner to destroy the film in which the fly eggs and larvae are developing.  A surface spray is not recommended in this situation, unless there are great numbers of flies resting on the surface of trash cans, dumpsters or exterior walls.\n\nMany pest professionals have foam generators that will fill drain pipes coating all surfaces for effective Phorid fly control.
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It is some sort of beetle larva, probably a tiger beetle.\n\nSee the link below for pictures.
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It is at the point when you start attracting flies rather than birds!
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blah...I hate bugs.\nhttp://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/houseflies.html
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They are a disgusting type of fly.  You usually see them joined end to end during "love bug" season and they are everywhere!  Your windshield gets plastered with them.  We were in Florida one time during the height of love bug season (September)...never again!  I am not aware of any purpose they have unless it is irritating people.\n\nFor more info and to see what they look like:\nhttp://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/uc/uc-009.html\nhttp://www.floridaenvironment.com/programs/fe00508.htm
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IT'S CALLED A HUMAN BOT FLY\nThe female botfly glues her eggs onto the abdomen of a captured mosquito or other common fly. When the carrier insect lands on a human, the larva, or bot, hatches, burrows into the skin, and positions itself "head down" to feed, breathing through caudal respiratory spiracles. A furuncle with a central pore develops as the bot matures, molting twice until reaching 18 to 24 mm. The larva withdraws through a central punctum, falling to the ground and pupating before emerging as a mature botfly.
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A fly. Whats the point, The just buzz about all day and Poop everywhere (although there poop is too small for the human eye)\nPlus!\n\nThey land on dog poo, then they fly into your house and land on all kinda things like your chopping board and dinner table! Urgh!\nTheve gotta be the worlds most useless animal!
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Tell them their fly is open. Makes everybody look, even if they don't have a fly.
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Here's a thought....\n\nAfter Mr. Fly is tired out from a day's work of swarming around and eating from trash bins, dog poop and road kill, he buzzes on over to your house and takes a rest on your kitchen counter - right where you make your PB 'n J.  He visits various other spots in your house - including your shoulder - before finally landing on your ceiling, where you end his life with a swat and thus disperse his microbe-ridden remains throughout your living room.\n\nYet as filthy and annoying as the fly is, I'll take the occasional dirty rogue fly over the persistent cockroach infestation any day of the week.
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Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. These names come from the fact that some species as adults emit flashes of light to attract mates, using special light-emitting organs in the abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on the substrate luciferin to stimulate light emission. This reaction is of scientific interest, and genes coding for these substances have been spliced into many different organisms.\n\nMany species, especially in the genus Photinus, are distinguished by the unique courtship flash patterns emitted by flying males as they search for females. Photinus females generally do not fly, but give a flash response to males of their own species. Female photuris fireflies are known for mimicking the mating flashes of other fireflies for the sole purpose of predation[1].\n\n \nScanning electron micrograph of a fireflyMany species of lampyrid beetles do not glow as adults, but they all glow as larvae. The larvae of fireflies are generally known as glowworms (but see Phengodidae). Bioluminescence serves a different function in lampyrid larvae than it does in adults. Larval bioluminescence appears to be a warning signal to predators, since many firefly larvae contain chemicals that are distasteful or toxic.\n\nThere are more than 2000 species of firefly, found in temperate and tropical environments around the world.\n\nThe ancient Chinese sometimes captured fireflies in transparent or semi-transparent containers and used them as (short-term) lanterns.\n\nTropical fireflies, particularly in Southeast Asia (Thailand and Malaysia) routinely synchronize their flashes among large groups, a startling example of spontaneous biological order which has puzzled both behavioral scientists and mathematicians. This phenomenon occurs through the night along river banks in the Malaysian jungles every day of the year. The phenomena is significantly more rare in the Western hemisphere. Current hypotheses about the causes range from diet, social interaction and altitude. In the United States, one of the most famous sightings of fireflies blinking in unison occur near Elkmont, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains during the second week of June[2]. Congaree National Park in South Carolina is host to the phenomena at points at or above 2,000 feet in elevation[3][4].\n\nFireflies overwinter (sometimes for several years, depending on the species) during the larval stage by burrowing underground and emerge in the spring. After several weeks of feeding, they pupate for 2-2.5 weeks and emerge as adults.\n\nA few days after mating, a fertilized female will lay her eggs on or just below the surface of the ground. The eggs will hatch in 3-4 weeks and the larva will feed until the end of the summer when they will burrow underground to overwinter
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a venus flytrap is a flower and it catches insects by snapping shut it's mouth.\ncheck out this website for a pic
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Louse, common name for several species of small, wingless insects. Three types of true, or sucking, lice infest humans: the crab louse, a broad, grayish-white insect, about 0.3 cm (about 0.13 in) long, usually found in the hairs of the pubic region; and two slender, gray lice, also about 0.3 cm long: the body louse, usually found in clothing, and the head louse, found in the hairs of the head (See also Parasite). The eggs, or nits, are attached to the hair or deposited in the seams of clothing. These species subsist on the blood of humans; the body louse is a vector in the transmission of several diseases (see Relapsing Fever; Typhus). True lice infecting domestic animals include the hog louse, the horse louse, two species of cattle lice, and the dog louse.\n\nThe biting lice, or bird lice, are insects differing from the true lice in that they possess biting (rather than sucking) mouthparts. They feed on the feathers and skin of birds and occasionally on the skin of other animals. The chicken louse is a species about 0.3 cm (about 0.13 in) long, common on domestic fowl. There are also several species that are parasitic on turkeys and pigeons.\n\nThe name louse is also applied to several other small insects, such as the plant lice (see Aphid), bark lice, and book lice. The wood louse (also known as sow bug), a crustacean, is so called because of its superficial resemblance to lice.\n\nScientific classification: True lice belong to the order Phthiraptera. The crab louse is classified as Phthirus pubis, the body louse as Pediculus humanus humanus, the head louse as Pediculus humanus captitis, and the hog louse as Haematopinus suis. The horse louse is classified as Haematopinus asini and the cattle lice as Haematopinus eurysternus and Linognathus vituli. The dog louse is classified as Linognathus setosus. The biting, or bird, lice make up the suborder Mallophaga. The chicken louse is classified as Menopon gallinae. Plant, bark, and book lice belong to the order Psocoptera.\n\nMicrosoft ® Encarta ® Encyclopedia 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Boy, i having hear this for a very long time...A spanish fly is something that a guy will slip into a girls drink, so he can have sex with her...Only a PIG would do this to a girl,because thats the only way these Pigs can get sex...Just a bunch of dirty nasty PIGS....\n Clowmy
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Also called lightning bugs, fireflies are neither bugs nor flies: They are beetles. Fireflies use their light-producing organs to flash each other coded messages, all in the interest of finding a mate. The male signals as he flies; the female answers from her hiding place. Each species flashes its own special pattern.\n\nThe enzyme luciferase acts on the substrate luciferin to stimulate light emission in the abdomen.
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Flowering plant.  Wikipedia.org has a picture of the flowers.  Who knew?\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_fly_trap
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Maybe in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Are you thinking of a Venus Flytrap?
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Maggots are the larva stage for houseflies, although other insects' larva are sometimes called maggots too. Typically, flies will land and lay eggs on something that is decaying and probably dead (like a dead cat on the road, or rotting fruit that's fallen from a tree, maggots don't care). If a person had a wound and that person let a fly land and lay eggs in the wound and never washed it, then I suppose you could get maggots on a living person that way. Otherwise, nowadays, its difficult to be a maggot infested person.