Flies

Diptera

Flies are tiny insects that buzz around and can be found almost everywhere! They have big eyes and can fly really fast, making them fun to watch.

Lebensraum: Flies can be found in many places including gardens, forests, and near water sources.

Aussehen

The Flies has a diverse appearance, typically featuring a head with large compound eyes, a segmented body, and a single pair of functional wings. They often have delicate, sometimes iridescent, or hairy bodies, and six jointed legs. Their unique two wings (plus two tiny balancing organs) makes them visually distinct from most other insects.

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Flies

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they have excellent eyesight, flies can't see the color red very well!

Flies use their special, tiny club-shaped organs, called halteres, for balancing during flight!

Some flies, like hoverflies, cleverly mimic bees or wasps to scare predators!

The tiny larvae of many flies, called maggots, are super decomposers, cleaning up nature!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Flies can perform incredible aerial maneuvers because of their powerful flight muscles and unique balancing organs called halteres.

Flies has large compound eyes that help them see almost 360 degrees around, making it very hard to sneak up on them.

Flies can walk on walls and ceilings because of tiny hairs and special pads on their feet that create suction and grip.

Flies can taste their food by walking on it because they have taste receptors on their feet, much like our tongues.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 1-150 mm
Größe: 0.5-100 mm
Lebenserwartung: 7-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Flies have incredibly varied diets, from nectar to decaying matter to blood!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae often eat decaying matter or plant roots, while adults feed on nectar or blood.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar
Decaying organic matter
Blood
Other insects
Plant sap

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Swallows are agile insect hunters.

eaten by

Cross Orbweaver

Aranaeus diadematus

Spiders often trap flies in webs.

pollinates

New England Aster

Aster novae-angliae

Many fly species visit flowers for nectar.

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Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.