flies

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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The team found that motor control in fruit flies mostly occurs locally.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

And many think this is Musk's Icarus moment – when he flies too close to the sun.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

At a press conference Monday afternoon, federal and Texas officials are putting sterile flies at the center of their effort to control New World Screwworm.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The button pops off and flies across the room.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison