CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What do flies eat to survive?

1. Do flies prefer sweet or salty food?

Because flies like to eat liquid food rich in water. If possible, the favorite food of flies is sugar water. Because the mouthparts of flies are licking and sucking mouthparts, they need to spit out digestive juices from their mouths to break down the food into liquid before eating. The reason why we see many flies eating feces is mainly because there are generally not many flies in places with delicious food, and flies have no way to get better food, so they have to condescend to eat feces. The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about being swatted to death by a fly swatter when eating this. ^_^ However, if feces and watermelon rind are put together, flies will of course choose watermelon rind, because it is said to taste good.

2. What food do flies rely on to survive?

The feeding habits of flies depend on their species.

Some specialize in sucking nectar and plant sap, while others specialize in eating human and animal blood or blood from animal wounds and eye and nasal secretions.

Common house flies, golden flies, green flies, blow flies, and flesh flies are omnivorous flies, which feed on human food, livestock and poultry secretions and excrement, kitchen scraps, organic matter in garbage, etc. They have a strong tendency to sugar, vinegar, ammonia, and fishy smells.

3. What do flies eat to survive?

Flies like to eat a lot of things, from various delicious foods that people like to eat to rotten food in garbage dumps. They eat everything, and they especially like to eat feces.

In rural areas, if human and animal feces are not managed properly, they will become a place where flies breed and feed.

At the same time, flies also lay eggs in garbage and feces, because flies breed very quickly in these places, and can reproduce a generation in about 10 days in summer. Flies are so dirty that they will naturally become the medium for spreading diseases, such as typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis and dysentery, which are very harmful to human health.

Female flies live longer than male flies, with a lifespan of 30 to 60 days; under laboratory conditions, it can last up to 112 days. In low-temperature wintering conditions, flies can live for half a year.

4. How do flies survive?

Flies survive by eating rotten things and reproduce on them. Their bodies, especially their fine legs, are covered with bacteria. They bring bacteria and viruses wherever they fly. Therefore, we must do a good job of fly prevention in our daily lives, especially in summer. Leftovers should be covered with fly covers, and leftovers must be heated before eating.

5. What do flies eat?

The fly's sense of smell is very sensitive, so they like strong smells. It will eat some fruit flies, insects, etc. It is omnivorous. Some species like to eat rotten food, while others prefer sweet foods.

Fruit flies like to eat rotten fruit, while house flies and flesh flies prefer to eat feces or rotten meat. What it eats depends a lot on its species, and different species eat different foods. "

6. What do flies like to eat?

1. Common house flies, golden flies, green flies, blow flies, and flesh flies are omnivorous flies. They have a strong tendency to sugar, vinegar, ammonia, and fishy smells.

2. Some specialize in sucking nectar and plant juices, and some specialize in eating human and animal blood or blood from animal wounds and eye and nasal secretions. Other knowledge about flies: 1. Flies often land on disgusting things. Spoiled food, feces, etc. are their favorites, and they will naturally be contaminated with bacteria. 2. Flies' taste receptors are on their feet. Because they are contaminated with a lot of dirt, which affects their taste, they often rub their feet.

3. Usually, flies carry more than 200 kinds of harmful germs. Even if they only stay on food for 1 second, they can "transmit" the bacteria to the food.