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#'''''According to Nature.com, it has been discovered that "Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces."'''''<BR>The article in question is referring to the wings of a cicada.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nature.com/news/insect-wings-shred-bacteria-to-pieces-1.12533|title= Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces|publisher= Nature|author= Trevor Quirk|date= March 4, 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnews%2Finsect-wings-shred-bacteria-to-pieces-1.12533&date=2013-07-28|deadurl=no}}</ref> A cicada is not the same thing as a house fly. Cicadas are related to locusts and crickets which are vegetarian unlike the excrement friendly housefly. If you examine a housefly wing under a microscope you will see that a housefly's wing structure is different to that of the cicada's wing. The housefly wing is smoother and has fine hairs which are curled downwards not like the upward pointing spikes of the cicada. | #'''''According to Nature.com, it has been discovered that "Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces."'''''<BR>The article in question is referring to the wings of a cicada.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nature.com/news/insect-wings-shred-bacteria-to-pieces-1.12533|title= Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces|publisher= Nature|author= Trevor Quirk|date= March 4, 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Fnews%2Finsect-wings-shred-bacteria-to-pieces-1.12533&date=2013-07-28|deadurl=no}}</ref> A cicada is not the same thing as a house fly. Cicadas are related to locusts and crickets which are vegetarian unlike the excrement friendly housefly. If you examine a housefly wing under a microscope you will see that a housefly's wing structure is different to that of the cicada's wing. The housefly wing is smoother and has fine hairs which are curled downwards not like the upward pointing spikes of the cicada. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*{{external link| url = http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/flies.html| title = Teachings of the Hadith: The wings of the fly| publisher = | *{{external link| url = http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/flies.html| title = Teachings of the Hadith: The wings of the fly| publisher = Answering Islam| author = | date = | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.answering-islam.org%2FQuran%2FScience%2Fflies.html&date=2013-07-27| deadurl = no}} | ||
*{{external link| url = http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/01/29/islamic-science-has-come-to-this-pitiful-end/| title = Islamic science has come to this pitiful end| publisher = Pharyngula| author = PZ Myers| date = January 29, 2012| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreethoughtblogs.com%2Fpharyngula%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2Fislamic-science-has-come-to-this-pitiful-end%2F&date=2013-07-28| deadurl = no}} | *{{external link| url = http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/01/29/islamic-science-has-come-to-this-pitiful-end/| title = Islamic science has come to this pitiful end| publisher = Pharyngula| author = PZ Myers| date = January 29, 2012| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreethoughtblogs.com%2Fpharyngula%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2Fislamic-science-has-come-to-this-pitiful-end%2F&date=2013-07-28| deadurl = no}} | ||
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