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House fly eyes are compound organs that are comprised of thousands of individual lenses. Compound eyes are capable of detecting both the polarization of light and color spectrums unseen by humans. House fly eyes can recognize even the slightest movements in a wide field.
What is a few sentences about house fly? ›
The house fly, Musca domestica Linnaeus, is a well-known cosmopolitan pest of both farm and home. This species is always found in association with humans or the activities of humans. It is the most common species found on hog and poultry farms, horse stables and ranches.
What are the facts about fly wings? ›
Flies have a pair of fully developed wings on the thorax, and a knobby, vestigial second pair of wings, called halteres, that are used primarily for balance. The fly's six legs also connect to the thorax and are made of five segments. The housefly has a hard exoskeleton that protects it from moisture loss.
How long do fly flies live? ›
The life expectancy of a housefly is generally 15 to 30 days and depends upon temperature and living conditions. Flies dwelling in warm homes and laboratories develop faster and live longer than their counterparts in the wild.
Do flies feel pain? ›
framework, adult Diptera (flies and mosquitoes) and Blattodea (co*ckroaches and termites) satisfy six criteria, constituting strong evidence for pain.
What colors do flies see? ›
For flies it was discovered that they do not see colour gradients like humans (as below.) But flies see colours in 4 discrete categories (yellow, green, purple and uv) Which means they only see 4 colours and not a gradient.
Do flies sleep at night? ›
Flies are just like us – they spend the entire day buzzing around with their friends and get pretty tired at bedtime. Before sunset, a sleepy fly will try and find a safe place to rest. Some favourite places are on the undersides of leaves, twigs, and branches, or even in tall grass or under rocks.
Do flies have 3 eyes? ›
While you might think that the fly has two large eyes, it actually has five eyes. The two that we can see are its compound eyes. Then, there are three smaller eyes on the top of the head. The smaller eyes are called ocelli and while the compound eyes are complex, the ocelli simply process movement.
What are good things about house flies? ›
Flies quite literally eat poo but they also clean up other waste too, helping clean-up after us humans. They can eat our household waste and divert it from going into landfill. The black soldier fly, for example, can have up to 600 larvae, with each of these quickly consuming half a gram of organic matter per day.
How dirty are house flies? ›
Unlike mosquitoes that transmit pathogens of human health importance in their saliva, house flies transmit pathogens on their feet and body. As well as leaving behind pathogen-filled footprints, the flies leave their poop on our food. They vomit too. Flies don't have teeth.
House flies, for example, can spread diseases such as food poisoning and dysentery. Flies, including stable flies and mosquitoes (which are also classified as flies, or Diptera), can inflict painful bites while feeding on the blood of humans and other animals, and some species transmit disease.
What are 5 interesting facts about flies? ›
Find more fun fly facts below and then learn how to help keep them away.
- FLIES MULTIPLY QUICKLY. Fruit fly; house fly. ...
- FLIES CAN SPREAD DISEASE. ...
- HOUSE FLIES DON'T CHEW. ...
- FLIES TASTE WITH THEIR FEET. ...
- FLIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOOD CHAIN. ...
- FLIES MAKE GREAT DETECTIVES. ...
- SOME FLY SPECIES POLLINATE PLANTS. ...
- THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLY.
What is an interesting fact about wings? ›
The average American eats 90 chicken wings a year. Americans consumed 1.25 billion chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday alone, which would circle the Grand Canyon 120 times. One chicken wing usually contains about 141 calories, without sauce. The average American can eat 12 chicken wings in one sitting.
Why do flies rub their hands? ›
Flies rub their hands together to clean themselves off.
Flies have small sensors all over their bodies that carry taste receptors. When flies walk around, these sensors can get clogged with dirt, dust, and food particles. So when a fly rubs its little hands together, it's getting ready to taste its next delicious meal.
What are the good things about house flies? ›
Flies quite literally eat poo but they also clean up other waste too, helping clean-up after us humans. They can eat our household waste and divert it from going into landfill. The black soldier fly, for example, can have up to 600 larvae, with each of these quickly consuming half a gram of organic matter per day.
What are unique characteristics of a house fly? ›
Adult: The house fly is 5 to 7 mm long, with the female usually larger than the male. Its head has reddish-eyes and sponging mouthparts. The thorax bears four narrow black stripes and there is a sharp upward bend in the fourth longitudinal wing vein.
What is a fun fact about flying? ›
What is the highest altitude commercial planes can fly? The highest a commercial airliner has ever flown is up to 18,288 metres! This amazing feat was achieved by a Concorde airplane. The highest a military airplane has been able to fly is about 27,432 metres.
Do house flies ever bite? ›
Body size ranges from about 5 to 7 mm (0.2 to 0.3 inch), and the conspicuous compound eyes have approximately 4,000 facets. Because it has sponging or lapping mouthparts, the housefly cannot bite; a near relative, the horse fly, however, does bite.