Fly grooming itself
Watch any fly for any length of time and you’ll probably see them do this. There’s something so adorably human in the way they rub their “hands” together, and it’s even cuter that for all this effort, they’re probably just moving the germs around.
Flies can pick up some dangerous microorganisms from garbage, feces and carrion, but in the long run, the feeding habits of their larvae keep our planet a lot cleaner than a planet without them!
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cjaustin reblogged this from insectlove and added:
So cute. Reminds me of a cat.
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tumorhead said:
I think it’s more trying to get any kind of gunk or particulates it might have on itself off than to be germ-free. But super adorable!
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merrypede said:
when it cleans behind it’s head my heart melts a little bit.
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