They typically screech loudly when they are defending their young. Screech owls often hunt their prey from tree perches and consume a varied diet that includes mice, birds, insects, earthworms and crayfish. They build their nests in hollow trees, tree stumps and hollow trunks.
Medical Definition of TSETSE FLY. : any of several dipteran flies of the genus Glossina that occur in sub-Saharan Africa and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes (as those causing sleeping sickness and nagana)âcalled also tsetse.ull Definition of TSETSE FLY. : any of several dipteran flies (genus Glossina) that occur in Africa south of the Sahara and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes âcalled also tsetse â compare sleeping sickness. See tsetse fly defined for English-language learners. See tsetse fly defined for kids.
An individual will get East African trypanosomiasis if they are bitten by a tsetse fly infected with the Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense parasite. The tsetse fly is common only to Africa. An individual gets West African trypanosomiasis through the bite of an infected tsetse fly, found only in Africa.