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Anautogeny

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In entomology, anautogeny is a reproductive strategy in which an adult female insect must eat a particular sort of meal (generally vertebrate blood) before laying eggs in order for her eggs to mature. [1]

12 relations: Autogenesis, Black fly, Calliphoridae, Ceratopogonidae, Hematophagy, Horse-fly, Mosquito, Onchocerca volvulus, Phlebotominae, Sandfly, Scathophaga stercoraria, The Sharing of Flesh.

Autogenesis

Autogenesis may refer to.

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Black fly

A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo gnat, turkey gnat, or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder.

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Calliphoridae

The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with 1,100 known species.

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Ceratopogonidae

Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges, are a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

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Hematophagy

Hematophagy (sometimes spelled haematophagy or hematophagia) is the practice by certain animals of feeding on blood (from the Greek words αἷμα haima "blood" and φάγειν phagein "to eat").

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Horse-fly

Horse-flies or horseflies (for other names, see common names) are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae.

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Onchocerca volvulus

Onchocerca volvulus is a nematode that causes onchocerciasis (river blindness), and is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide after trachoma.

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Phlebotominae

The Phlebotominae are a subfamily of the family Psychodidae.

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Sandfly

Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas.

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Scathophaga stercoraria

Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

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The Sharing of Flesh

"The Sharing of Flesh" (also published as "The Dipteroid Phenomenon") is a science fiction novelette by American writer Poul Anderson.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anautogeny

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