- In all there are over 120,000 species of flies ranging in size from
1/20th of an inch to well over three inches.
- One of the things that separate Flies ( Diptera) from other flying
insects are their wings. Flies are the only insects that have only two.
All other insects have four wings.
- The flies reputation for uncleanliness is also well deserved. Many
of man's primary diseases are transmitted by flies, including the deadlyYellow
Fever
- Flies don't bite or sting. They have neither teeth nor a stinger.
Flies thrust a needle like spike into their victims and inject a digestive
juice that breaks down the victim's cell tissue. They then suck the
liquid in to injest it. Very poor manners to say the least.
- The average house fly lives on average 21 days.
- Flies wings beat 200 times per second.
- Flies don't grow. They are born full size.
- Flies have 4000 lenses in each eye.
- Flies jump up and backwards when taking off.
- Average speed of a fly in flight is 4.5 m.p.h.
- Flies smell with their antennae
- Flies will only continue to beat their wings so long as their feet
are free. As soon as the feet become stationary, the will stop flying.
Remember this as the fundamental rule of FlyPower.
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