Deep Look: A Tsetse Fly Births One Enormous Milk-Fed Baby
Adult tsetse flies feed their larva milk while the larva is growing inside of them. This reproductive strategy is extremely rare in the insect world. Only a few other insects are known to grow larvae that they feed with milk. Part of the "Deep Look" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 4 minutes 54 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Insects, Science Experiments
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: PBS Digital Studios
- Series: Deep Look
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