March flies prowl Australia's beaches looking for blood – but why?
- Written by: David Yeates, Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
While relaxing at the coast this summer, you might have noticed a few fellow beach goers failing to socially distance. You might even have had the unpleasant experience of one biting you and drawing blood.
Australia’s large buzzing flies – commonly called march flies – are very quick to home in on napping...
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