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'''Acorn flies''' are a type of [[vermin]] which spawn around the [[murky pool]]s in [[savage]] areas. It may be observed in swarms around [[rot]]ting corpses.
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'''Acorn flies''' are a type of [[vermin]] which spawn around [[murky pool]]s in [[surroundings|savage]] areas. It may be observed in swarms around [[miasma|rotting]] corpses. Unlike regular [[Fly|flies]], [[dwarves]] do not ever [[Hateable|detest]] acorn flies, though they can be [[thought|mildly annoyed]] by them. Can be caught with "Capture Live Land Animal" job, but can not be trapped in [[building|built]] [[animal trap]]s. All acorn flies possess Legendary [[skill]] in [[Climber|climbing]].
  
Unlike regular flies, [[dwarves]] do not ever [[preferences|detest]] acorn flies, though they can be [[thought|mildly annoyed]] by them.
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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] acorn flies for their ''deafening buzz''.
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[[File:Large Horse Fly - Tabanus species, Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area, Punta Gorda, Florida.jpg|thumb|300px|center|You would think this could be more than mildly annoying. <small>''Photo by Judy Gallagher''</small>]]
  
 
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Acorn fly
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Urist likes acorn flies for their deafening buzz.
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An insect many times the size of its peers. It is known for its deafening buzz.

Acorn flies are a type of vermin which spawn around murky pools in savage areas. It may be observed in swarms around rotting corpses. Unlike regular flies, dwarves do not ever detest acorn flies, though they can be mildly annoyed by them. Can be caught with "Capture Live Land Animal" job, but can not be trapped in built animal traps. All acorn flies possess Legendary skill in climbing.

Some dwarves like acorn flies for their deafening buzz.

You would think this could be more than mildly annoying. Photo by Judy Gallagher
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