females

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Overall, cervical cancer is still the 14th most common cancer among females in the UK, with 3,300 people diagnosed every year.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

“She had hardly finished laying. Most females would have deserted this nest and found another site. She had plenty of time to lay again.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George