Answer:
Phylogenetic trees do reveal the evolutionary interplay among organisms. The Closely related species possesses more common ancestors when contrasted with distantly related organisms. In this scenario, fleas happen to be the more closely related ones to horseflies when viewed against the other organisms on the tree, neglecting the fact that a few of the other organisms appear to be similar in certain attributes like horseflies when compared to the fleas.
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MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO HORSEFLIES
flea
katydid/ human body louse
mayfly/dragonfly
silverfish
MOST DISTANTLY RELATED TO HORSEFLIES
