The term mouse fly is kind of a contradiction and one of the types of flies that brings the word fly in fly fishing almost as far away from something flying as possible - still surpassed by shrimp flies not to mention crab flies, but anyway...
One of the reasons Britain became rich was because the Industrial Revolution (factories and such) got off the ground there sooner. Britain had a large navy, and many colonies in other parts of the world, such as India, and Rhodesia.
Geography and resources were an important part of the Industrial Revolution essentially because England had coal which powered machines, iron from which the machines were created and wool which the machines made into thread and then textiles.It also had the resources close to ports and rivers.eography and resources were an important part of the Industrial Revolution essentially because England had coal which powered machines, iron from which the machines were created and wool which the machines made into thread and then textiles.