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1 I, 5 | great.~Of animals that can fly some are furnished with 2 I, 5 | title.~Of creatures that can fly and are bloodless some are 3 I, 5 | the sting in front, as the fly, the horsefly, the gadfly, 4 II, 12 | one another. Birds that fly high in air are in all cases 5 II, 12 | These latter kinds of birds fly with their feet tucked up 6 II, 12 | rumped or short-tailed birds fly with their legs stretched 7 II, 12 | talons are among those that fly well, but those that have 8 III, 9 | eagle among animals that fly.~ 9 IV, 4 | that scallops can actually fly, owing to the circumstance 10 IV, 4 | proboscis just like that of the fly; and the proboscis is tongue-shaped. 11 IV, 7 | exception of a few insects); the fly by a touch can draw blood 12 IV, 7 | or double-winged, as the fly; others are tetrapterous 13 v, 8 | everyday insects, such as the fly and the cantharis. They 14 v, 8 | manner above described, the fly, the cantharis, the sphondyle, ( 15 v, 8 | which almost all things that fly or walk or swim take to 16 v, 9 | do not hibernate, as the fly and the ant. The greater 17 v, 19 | them in motion, when they fly away.~With all grubs and 18 v, 19 | then comes out a perfect fly, and moves away under the 19 v, 19 | larger than a blue bottle fly, furnished with wings, which 20 v, 23 | creatures big enough to fly, in others are nymphae, 21 VI, 6 | forward in being able to fly, beat and extrude them from 22 VI, 6 | even when her young can fly, she flies alongside of 23 VI, 18 | fully of the animals that fly in the air or swim in the 24 VI, 18 | under these circumstances fly invariably either northwards 25 VII, 7 | whatsoever, whether they fly or swim or walk upon dry 26 VIII, 3 | Further, of birds that fly by night, some have crooked 27 VIII, 11| for instance, the common fly; others are blood-suckers, 28 VIII, 12| Pelicans also migrate, and fly from the Strymon to the 29 VIII, 12| world to the other; they fly against the wind. The story 30 VIII, 12| of the wind is unable to fly. And, by the way, it is 31 VIII, 16| torpidity has been seen to fly from out some such hiding-place. 32 IX, 8 | as they are not able to fly afield for food for them. 33 IX, 10 | given by cranes. They will fly to a great distance and 34 IX, 10 | signs of bad weather they fly down again and remain still. 35 IX, 12 | death; at this time they fly out to sea, and men, when 36 IX, 31 | young are old enough to fly, the parent couple first 37 IX, 32 | heron-killer". It is bold enough to fly to mountains and the interior 38 IX, 32 | young are fed until they can fly; hereupon the parent-birds 39 IX, 34 | to feed themselves, or to fly. It appears to do so from 40 IX, 36 | pigeon will rise up and fly away.~In Thrace, in the 41 IX, 40 | that if he is unable to fly he is carried by the swarm, 42 IX, 40 | hind-legs; when thus laden, they fly away home, and one may see 43 IX, 40 | expedition the bee does not fly from a flower of one kind 44 IX, 40 | which take on wings and fly away. When the combs keep 45 IX, 40 | surfeit of food they cannot fly, but go rolling about in 46 IX, 40 | they have swarmed, they fly away and separate off to 47 IX, 40 | but if it be fair, they fly away and desert the hive. 48 IX, 40 | point of fact, they often fly away to a distance to void 49 IX, 40 | stated, they all either fly to a distance to discharge 50 IX, 40 | rest; hereupon they all fly in a body to work. By and 51 IX, 40 | proof is that they will not fly away, but even while it 52 IX, 41 | working-wasps) no longer fly out at this time, but rest 53 IX, 41 | wing; these wasps cannot fly far, and for this reason 54 IX, 41 | that have no stings will fly toward it, and wasps that 55 IX, 42 | lop off their heads and fly away with the rest of the 56 IX, 43 | epicures as to their food, they fly, one at a time, into kitchens 57 IX, 49B| other. Birds that do not fly but keep on the ground take