Posted: 08-01-2004 17:32
Onge wrote: Flies aren't animals...And they have no nervous system so they feel no pain and do not understand the concept of being abused...In fact, this simply isn't cruel enough...Still, it's worth a go innit?!
Having no nervous system is not a reason not to call them animals.
They belong to the kingdom of animals, but NOT to the phylum of chordates, meaning they are not characterized by a notochord (nerve chord in english? x_X) and (altho not necessary in the phylum of chordates) a backbone
Animals in the phylum of chordates are also sometimes called 'vertebrates'.
Your regular housefly however, belongs to the kingdom of Animalia (meaning it is an animal), the phylum of Arthropeda (dunno if spelled correct ;p), class of insect
the order is diptera, it's family is called muscidae..doe..deo..dunno..It's genus is Musca and species domestica
Musca Domestica It's the silly stuff I remember -.- I'm interested in biology
(and psychology and philosophy )