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THE diet of the aquatic larval stages of the blackfly, Simulium, some adults of which transmit onchocerciasis to man and animals, has been described ; but little information is available on the size of the particles ingested.
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WILLIAMS, T., CONNOLLY, R., HYNES, H. et al. Size of Particles ingested by SimuliumLarvæ. Nature 189, 78 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189078a0
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