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Houseflies

Houseflies

flies of the species musca domestica (family muscidae), which infest human habitations throughout the world and often act as carriers of pathogenic organisms.


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Why can't hemolymph in insects carry oxigen??

... system just isn't efficient enough for oxygen distribution all by itself. And some insects do use hemoglobin, but not contained in cells...houseflies, for example...

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by Darby
Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:23 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Why can't hemolymph in insects carry oxigen??
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