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blowfly a member of the family Calliphoridae of insects. blowfly strike invasion of skin or exposed mucosae by blowfly larvae. See also cutaneous myiasis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Canadian and French researchers raised blowflies on four mercury-containing trout carcasses and collected some flies for testing at each developmental stage, from egg to adult. The civil war was a boon to blowflies With all your copious dead, But no strain of disease or corruption could or can slow our progress. There, blowflies (Phaenicia sericata) "blow" up to 2,000 eggs at a time onto slabs of raw liver. |
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