flies
Coverage of flies in the Nexus archive.
- Villagers' fury over huge 'eyesore' landfill site which has brought swarms of flies to invade their homes
Villagers are furious over a large landfill site that has become an eyesore and attracted swarms of flies invading their homes. The issue has caused significant disruption to their daily lives.
- Why stinkhorn mushrooms might be growing in your garden
Stinkhorn mushrooms emit a smell resembling rotten flesh, attract flies, and have an alien-like appearance. Despite their unusual characteristics, they are more common in gardens than many people realize.
- ‘We didn’t have a lot of deer’: Screwworm threat revives old fears in South Texas
State officials in Texas are urging residents to help protect the white-tailed deer population from the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite spread by flies. The threat has revived old fears in South Texas.
- Preventing clogged drains, flies
Professional plumbers and drain-cleaning companies benefit from clogged drains, as it generates business. The article suggests that clogs are not an inevitable outcome and prevention is possible.
- This “Pink Floyd” spider hunts prey 6x its size and lives in walls
Scientists discovered a wall-dwelling spider named Pikelinia floydmuraria, inspired by Pink Floyd, which hunts prey six times its size and reduces urban pests like mosquitoes and flies. The spider builds webs near lights to enhance its hunting efficiency and has a mysterious link to similar spiders in the Galápagos.