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Mouth parts of housefly are called as...

Mouth parts of housefly are called as

A

Biting and sucking type

B

Sponging and sucking type

C

Biting and chewing type

D

None of these

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B
Sponging type e.g.: Housefly (musca domestica) lack mandibles. Feed on sugar by dissolving it in saliva and sucking the liquefied food.
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