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
Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
"The males come out first and wait for the females, so that they have the best opportunities to mate and pass on their genes," Hoge said.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Less benevolently, he might monopolise particularly coveted foods and prevent lower-ranking males from mating with the females.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
