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Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim (Wikicommons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The great thing about Wild Fact #684 is you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home to observe today’s animal.\u00a0 That’s right, you are able to learn about the House Fly from your couch.\u00a0 This almost applies to all of our readers since the House Fly is the most common of all domestic flies and can be found worldwide.\u00a0 Believe it or not, 90% of the flies found in your home will end up being the common house fly.\u00a0 This may not be a good thing since they are known to carry diseases but we will talk about that a little later.<\/p>\n

The House Fly is only 8-12 mm long and has hair-like projections covering the majority of their body.\u00a0 It is possible to tell the males and females apart by their size.\u00a0 The females are slightly larger and will have a greater space between their two, red, compound eyes.\u00a0 If you have a dire need to distinguish between male and female House Flies then you probably need to get out of the house more often.<\/p>\n

The good news about the House Fly is the fact that they don’t bite.\u00a0 The bad news is they are still pretty gross.\u00a0 Since they are only capable of feeding on liquids they will spit out their saliva on solid food to pre-digest it then they will start sucking up that fluid.\u00a0 I kind of wish they would just be normal and bite me instead.\u00a0 So what do these little saliva-sucking flies eat? Well they aren’t picky and will feed on a variety of things such as feces, sputum and of course decaying organic matter such as spoiled eggs or flesh.\u00a0 I remember when I was a kid that I was never afraid of House Flies since they didn’t bite but had I known they were spitting on me and then sucking up my dead skin, I probably wouldn’t have been too pleased.<\/p>\n

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The Head of a House Fly (Photo from Wikicommons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So if you are still with me and not completely grossed out by the feeding habits of the House Fly then I think it is time to talk about the diseases they are able to carry.\u00a0 By the time I am done with this post you are going to be deathly afraid of that little House Fly sitting in your window sill.\u00a0 As I mentioned these flies are able to transfer diseases from their hair, mouth parts, saliva and feces.\u00a0 A few of the bacterial diseases they carry include but are not limited to cholera, typhoid and dysentery.\u00a0 As well, they are able to pass along several viruses such as enteroviruses and of course hepatitis A and E.\u00a0\u00a0 The House Fly will also carry parasitic diseases but we won’t get into those since I know how much you love parasites.<\/p>\n

Although this Wild Fact has made the House Fly look like a horrible and evil monster the truth is they really aren’t that bad.\u00a0 Considering you have been around them your whole life and nothing bad has happened yet, right?<\/p>\n

Well that does it for today’s wonderful insect Wild Fact.\u00a0 If you are still scared then I recommend checking out the following link for some help in getting rid of House Flies but again, unless you are infested, I don’t see the harm with a few flies hanging out in the living room.\u00a0 Here is the link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.getridofthings.com\/get-rid-of-house-flies.htm <\/a><\/p>\n

Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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