Learn more about how common house flies eat (and poop), plus what’s really going on when one of them ends up in your dinner.

Senior public health and nutrition experts have disclosed that eating food exposed to flies predisposes individuals to several health risks, including infections and diseases. They explained that ...

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“In Drosophila, there is a well-documented interaction between sleep and metabolism, whereby flies suppress sleep or increase their activity when starved,” said coauthor William Ja of the Scripps ...

When someone gets food poisoning, it might be a while before they want to eat the thing that made them sick again, and the same is true for fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). In a study published ...

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While travelling in Japan, Hongkonger Rosie Chan decided to work on a local farm to fund her stay. There, she realised that nothing was considered waste – everything could return to the soil.

What happens when a housefly lands on your food? First, houseflies have no teeth. They eat by slurping fluids through a trunk-like nose. When they land on solid food, they regurgitate saliva on it.