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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 4 months ago
Most flies have mouthparts that are best described as two sponge pads and a straw. Their lips have grooved channels that allow liquid to flow in from the two fleshy pads attached to the fly's lower lip (the labella). Since they cannot chew, flies have to dissolve solid food into liquid, or at least into particles measuring 0.45 millimeters or less. To do this, the fly regurgitates saliva from its stomach, which dissolves the food until it is digestible. The house fly then uses its proboscis to suck up the liquefied food.
Though they eat with their mouths, house flies taste with their feet. This is why they are always crawling on your food. Since they also "taste" spoiled meat and feces, the last place you want them crawling is on food you're about to put in your mouth – not to mention flies constantly defecate.
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