So, when a fly landed near me, I observed that not only does it rub its forelimbs, it also rubs its forelimbs against its head, its wings and its hind legs!! Woah! That is one heck of a ... Adult houseflies feed on human and animal food and waste materials and often use buildings as shelter. read more
Flies keep relatively clean, rubbing their legs and then using their legs to rub their big eyes and wings and maybe their bodies if they can reach. Those bristles covering a fly are all sensory, and keeping their sensors and their eyes free of dust and dirt helps them see the world better, literally and figuratively. read more
When you see flies sitting on the windowsill rubbing their legs together, they are cleaning themselves. Flies rely on their compound eyes, antennae and the bristles on their bodies and legs to sense the world around them. read more