Flies

Flies

 * BACKGROUND || BODY & BEHAVIOR || SENSE OF SMELL || SENSE OF SIGHT ||
 * Flies are important pollinators of forest flowers and are attracted by the rot-like odor produced by some flowers. Small flies (Drosophilids) are common pollinators of tiny orchid blooms that have an odor like decaying matter. || Flies tend to have short tongues and feed on excrement and rotting food.

Adult flies feed only on liquid waste and decomposed matter. Larvae feed on solid waste and decomposed manner. This is a way of preventing the adults and their young from competing for food. || Short-tongued flies are attracted to flowers that smell rotten such as skunk cabbage and wild ginger. || Flies are attracted to glistening spots and dull colors. ||

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