females
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The New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Male bees appeared first during warm periods in April, while females emerged several days later.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
There were ten of us—my father, the silverback; my mother and three other adult females; a juvenile male called a blackback; and two other young gorillas.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
