flies

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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The team found that motor control in fruit flies mostly occurs locally.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

And many think this is Musk's Icarus moment – when he flies too close to the sun.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency had already deployed millions of sterile flies after the first Texas case was confirmed last week, and would continue with more releases in newly confirmed areas.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Five minutes later, we’re almost through Arlo’s detailed play-by-play of the menu when a football flies though the kitchen window, shattering the glass.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold