What continent is home to the tsetse fly?
Correct answer: Africa
Swansong
These suckers carry the parasite that causes sleeping sickness to humans and nagana to cattle. Because of this fact the southern white rhino was saved in Zululand, Sth Africa as it's last stronghold was were these flys were prevelent and humans left that land alone so they wouldn't get infected! Natural conservationists!
Anne Sweeney
Gross lil suckers
kits
SharingCity, Yes they are.
Sleeping sickness is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected tsetse fly.
Ziela1313
TheArtCType, Yeah! Read it all and it freaked me out!!! Flies are all disgusting grotesque creatures!! But...love learning new things!
TheArtCType
did y'all read the entire thing. eh... it carries one larva in its uterus and feeds it a secreted milky white substance. kill them!
JimmyLovesQL
Interesting but...ewww.
Player Seizetheday
Was warned about these little monsters when I went to Tanzania. Managed to escape them only to be massacred by their mosquito cousins
Danteholi
Swansong, Mother Nature always wins
SwaySwaySway
They also cause Sleeping Sickness a.k.a. Trypanosomiasis :)
GreatGrandYaYa
and they can keep them!
tony
Ziela1313, they are wonders of nature in there own right.
khandu wangdi
we studied in our geography classes
TJ SISTA
Now, that's one weard fly 😏.
Bazsal
TheArtCType, There's no flies on you 😄
Mark
TheArtCType, erm... bit like humans then...?
policy wonk
it is estimated that half of all th
CauseMath
TheArtCType, one offspring in a uterus and feeds it with a milky white substance...sounds familiar doesn't it? can't put my finger on what tho...lol
Elyse N
Pogi Bryant, Right?
ngc1952
Very popular crossword puzzle answer!
GiGi07
SharingCity, yes
Snypan
Omg gross. No thanks?
Player BARTEMAEUS 10
Player Scandali, Butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies.
Just kidding, I hate house flies and biting flies like horseflies and stable flies.
adams101313
Swansong, good to know they served a gold purpose, as nasty as they seem to be.
Player Scandali
SharingCity, do you know of any flies who are not disease carriers? Sleeping sickness is a disease
QueenieJ8971
Just sounded like Africa might fit that name.
penawareof
That picture almost looks like a termite!