by Anonymous on August 6th, 2008

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Why do flies bite some people, but not others?

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  • by BCE Intern on August 23rd, 2008

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    Only certain species of flies actually feed on blood meals. For example the Sarcophaga(flesh flies) are commonly found going after cattle. Bites are extremely painful, and their mouthparts are adapted with sort of a scissor type end, that tears at flesh to produce a hole that it can feed from.

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