females

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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

Researchers thought this social structure could give females access to many different potential mates over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

There were six of them: three females on one side, three males on the other.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor