Flies are one of the best known animals in the world. Present in all five continents, there are some species that can bite and suck the blood of insects in the same way as other insects such as mosquitoes, although it is not the most common. In adulthood they are between 5 and 8 millimeters in length, and females are larger than males. They are easy to identify since they have a greater separation between the two eyes .
These animals have a great photosensitivity, so that their habits are diurnal . Most of their activity is carried out during the day, when there is sunlight, while at night they enter a process of low activity and rest.
Feeding the flies
Despite its small size, it has a great adaptability. Its main source of food is waste . He also eats spoiled fruit and garbage. One of the most curious facts about flies is that they do not chew as such, but absorb food and then regurgitate fluids.
The place where flies live is closely related to the presence of food, especially those that are in a state of decomposition. They can even eat carcasses and fecal waste. This is the reason why they can be a very dangerous source of contamination, to the point of transmitting diseases to humans.
Disease transmission is mainly due to two factors. On the one hand, direct contact with the legs and body of the flies. And, on the other hand, the habit they have of regurgitating food before eating it again, so that they leave traces of their food everywhere.
When they begin their life cycle as larvae, flies feed on fecal matter and decomposing organic material . The speed of the digestive tract of pets is extremely fast, so that these animals defecate every five minutes.
The composition of the mouth is one of the characteristics that determine its diet. It only ingests matter in a liquid state. Therefore, when he is going to feed what he does is vomit on the food to transform it into liquid and thus make it easier for him to ingest it.
