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How do flies 'bite'?
Dr Erica McAlister, curator at the Natural History Museum, is in charge of around three million fleas and flies from around the world. She explains what happens when a fly 'bites' you.
(Image: A mosquito on someone's skin. Credit: Getty Images.)
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