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How does a housefly take up solid food?

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Solid food is slightly more difficult. ... So if forced to contend with something more solid, like a grain of sugar or dried blood, houseflies must employ a different tactic. ... read more

Actually they spread their salive on solid food and then take back them by sip. read more

Solid food is slightly more difficult. Houseflies can't bite or chew -- they simply don't have the proper equipment. So if forced to contend with something more solid, like a grain of sugar or dried blood, houseflies must employ a different tactic. First, the housefly scrubs the dry food substance with the bristles on the end of its proboscis. read more

Solid foods are softened with saliva before being sucked up. They can be opportunistic blood feeders. Houseflies have a mutualistic relationship with the bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca, which can live on the surface of housefly eggs and deter fungi which compete with the fly larvae for nutrients. read more

Solid foods are softened with saliva before being sucked up. They can be opportunistic blood feeders. Houseflies have a mutualistic relationship with the bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca, which can live on the surface of housefly eggs and deter fungi which compete with the fly larvae for nutrients. Adult houseflies are diurnal and rest at night. read more

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