From where on its body does a house fly taste?

There are many varieties of what we call house flies. Almost all of them have taste receptor cells, in there mouth, these are usually not as numerous or developed as the ones on the hairs on there legs. they are not exactly the same as human taste buds, but they do the trick. read more

Based on the insect behavior researchers are confident in saying insects do smell and taste. In the same way that the human senses of smell and taste are connected so are insects. The real difference between an insect's sense of smell and sense of taste lies in the form of the chemical it is collecting. read more

The flies will be cleaning themselves[as opposed to plotting something] because their forelegs contain an abundance of taste and tactile receptors. It is more easier to savour the flavour of the thing it has pounded on when the forelegs are cleaned. read more