![Insect Biology on Twitter: "Flies have modified hindwings called halteres. https://t.co/p1ufzhLFgW" / Twitter Insect Biology on Twitter: "Flies have modified hindwings called halteres. https://t.co/p1ufzhLFgW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGyul1AUEAAqqqX.jpg)
Insect Biology on Twitter: "Flies have modified hindwings called halteres. https://t.co/p1ufzhLFgW" / Twitter
Naturetalksback with Dr. Cyren Asteraceya - How many pairs of wings does a fly have? The answer is simple, and lies in its name. All true flies belong to the insect order "
![Michael Reiser (mostly avoiding Tw1tter) on Twitter: "The halteres on this crane fly are massive! (standard US 2.25”—57 mm—brick for scale) https://t.co/BFPEYW8L9C" / Twitter Michael Reiser (mostly avoiding Tw1tter) on Twitter: "The halteres on this crane fly are massive! (standard US 2.25”—57 mm—brick for scale) https://t.co/BFPEYW8L9C" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1GvOYjXoA4yvEy.jpg:large)
Michael Reiser (mostly avoiding Tw1tter) on Twitter: "The halteres on this crane fly are massive! (standard US 2.25”—57 mm—brick for scale) https://t.co/BFPEYW8L9C" / Twitter
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Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. INSECTS progress toward greater efficiency in the mechanism of flight, and that the acme in this line has been attained by the flies
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