However, asWestern Exterminatornotes, flies are also fascinating creatures.
They breed, feed, and move completely differently to humans.
For instance,housefliestypically exist on a liquid diet because they can’t chew solid food.
Flies actually taste with their feet, because their receptors, or chemonsensilla, are located there.
So, flies land on something to eat it, essentially.
Flies find poop totally delicious (and helpful!)
This, naturally, meansfliesare very unhygienic.
A commenter onReddit,meanwhile, notes that flies are generally attracted to feces because of the nutritional value.
), minerals, and trace amounts of other nutritious goodies."
