Seven Things House Flies Do that
Make Them Weird
A housefly is capable of
tasting using its feet
As strange as it sounds, a house fly has
taste receptors under its lower legs and
feet that let it walk all over its food while
tasting it.
Time passes slower for a
house fly than for us
Research shows that a house fly can see
time pass by much slower and thus, take
the necessary actions to save itself from
the threat of your hand moving at it
A housefly can multiply
itself at alarming rates in
a short time
It is possible for a female housefly to
produce around nine hundred eggs in a
lifetime. The interesting thing to note is
that the average life cycle of a fly is
twenty one days.
A male housefly is
constantly on the lookout
for a female partner
The capability of a male housefly to spot
potential partners is exceptionally good.
Female house flies generally tend to be
more focused on other matters such as
saving up energy to lay eggs
A housefly has eyes that
can detect the slightest
movements
There are around twenty eight thousand
light sensitive structures inside a house
fly’s compound eyes. They can thus see
at a wider range, and detect light and
colour variations instantly.
It is easily possible for a
housefly to walk upside
down
A house fly’s body has a unique
anatomical structure that lets in stick itself
onto any surface it wants, even if it is
sideways or upside down.
A housefly can ingest
food only in liquid form
A house fly’s body has a unique
anatomical structure that lets in stick itself
onto any surface it wants, even if it is
sideways or upside down.