Stats

Lifespan: A few weeks
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Human settlements
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

A drab gray fly with four dark stripes on its thorax and large reddish compound eyes, found anywhere humans live. It tastes the world through its feet, which are roughly ten million times more sensitive to sugar than a human tongue.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Musca
Species: Musca domestica