Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

A crane fly has a body about ¾ inches long, legs about 4 inches long, and a single set of clear wings. They also have antennae called halteres behind the wings that help them fly, though not very ...

Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by ...

One secret is their specialized hind wings. High-speed cameras show that flies' modified hind wings help with their speedy takeoffs.

Drain flies are very small, measuring about 1/8 of an inch long. They have small, hairy bodies that are brown-gray or black that have a fuzzy appearance. Their wings are also hairy and shaped like ...

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Fruit flies are about an eighth of an inch long, have red eyes (though some species have darker eyes) and are light brown with dark rings around their abdomen. They also have two wings (many ...