tsetse fly

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Also Known As	tse-tse fly • Glossina • tik-tik fly

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Glossina palpalis Glossina morsitans sleeping sickness nagana

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

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