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Milichiidae??
lynkos
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Posted on 19-09-2005 18:40
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These flies cluster irritatingly around me and my pup in hundreds, but don't seem to to anything but hitch a lift. Could they be Milichiidae? And what attracts them to us in such numbers?

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Thanks, Smile Sarah
 
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I don't think they are milichids. How large are they? They look more like muscids, perhaps even Musca.
 
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I agree with Muscidae, but I think they may be too small for Musca.
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They are about 4/5 mm long, Sarah
 
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