1. Why do flies like feces but not nectar?In fact, all of this is related to the flies' eating preferences and physiological characteristics. Maybe you don't know that the flies' taste receptors are actually on their legs. Every time they eat, they use their legs to "stand" on the surface of the food to feel and suck it. As for why flies prefer decayed matter and secretions and excretions of humans and animals: In fact, flies' favorite food is warm liquid food. Because flies release digestive juices before sucking food, breaking down the food into liquid before sucking it into the body. Decayed matter and excrement of humans and animals happen to be the best choices for flies. Moreover, flies like to lay their eggs in warm and humid environments, such as in human and animal excrement. If you are from the countryside, you should have seen the larvae of flies in old toilets. 2. What do flies usually like to eat?Flies like to eat sweets or carrion, such as aphid flies and parasitic flies that like to visit flowers to suck nectar; fruit flies and fruit flies that like to eat fruits or carrion; blow flies, house flies and flesh flies prefer carrion and feces. The thick, trunk-like licking mouthparts are the weapon that most flies use to lick liquid food. Before eating, many flies will secrete digestive juices to dissolve the nutrients in the food before absorbing it. Flies have a very sensitive sense of smell and a varied diet, they like fragrant, sweet, fishy and smelly foods. They especially like all kinds of rotten organic matter and fermented products, and will even eat phlegm, pus, blood and sweat. 3. What is flies’ favorite food?Because flies like to eat liquid food rich in water. If possible, flies' favorite food is sugar water. Because flies have licking and sucking mouthparts, they need to spit out digestive juices from their mouths to break down 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 killed by a fly swatter when eating this. ^_^ However, if you put feces and watermelon rind together, flies will of course choose watermelon rind because it is said to taste good. 4. 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. " 5. 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. 6. 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. |
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