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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day for September 7, 1999
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What kind of insect floats inside a bubble?
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The larvae and pupae of black flies live under water. When a black
fly pupa is ready to hatch into an adult fly, it becomes inflated
with gas. The pupal shell breaks open, and releases the bubble of
gas. Inside the bubble is the adult fly, safe and dry. The bubble
and its cargo float to the surface, where the bubble pops, releasing
the fly.
Black flies (family Simuliidae) are widely distributed throughout the
world. The females of many species are vicious biters. During some
seasons in certain parts of the world, they can be so numerous that
walking outside during the day is almost impossible without some kind
of protection.
The life cycle of a black fly:
http://res.agr.ca/ecorc/program2/entomology/biting_flies/english/
blackfly.html
Biting black flies can become very annoying in parts of Canada:
http://res.agr.ca/ecorc/program2/entomology/biting_flies/english/
flies11e.html
More Cool Facts about flies:
http://www.cool-fact.com/archive/1998/07/21.html
http://www.cool-fact.com/archive/1998/09/01.html
http://www.cool-fact.com/archive/1999/03/17.html
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