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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nick Visser

My lord, the flies: what’s driving the sudden explosion in numbers across Sydney?

Sydney
Scores of flies on a backpack
Australian bush flies on a backpack. Insect populations are booming. Photograph: Ken Griffiths/Getty Images/iStockphoto

What has six legs and loves the electrolytes oozing from your eyes? This fly.

Insect populations are booming across New South Wales, with flies swarming beachgoers, catching rides on pedestrians’ backs and trying to get a drink of the tasty nectar seeping from people’s mouths.

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