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
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
Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes on animals.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The traps also revealed differences in emergence timing between males and females.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
He saw the Tens stroking their new shortened hair, the females shaking their heads to feel the unaccustomed lightness without the heavy braids they had worn so long.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
