DiscussionsCategory: Basic ScienceHow can flies walk on the ceilings?
FUNMILOLA ATERE asked 6 years ago

How can flies walk on the ceilings?

Oladipupo Adegbite replied 6 years ago

They work on the ceiling by close-up of the tacky hairs and claws on a fly foot taken with an electronic microscope. Each fly has two footpads that gives the insect plenty of surface area with which to cling.

Mofopemi Akinbi replied 5 years ago

They are known as little antennas to some people

3 Answers
Mobolaji OLUSEHUN answered 6 years ago
Flies need sticky feet to walk on ceilings, but not so sticky that they get stuck upside down. So each foot comes with a pair of claws that help hoist the gooey foot of the ceiling. Flies use several techniques to get unstuck: Pushing, twisting, and peeling its footpads free.
Karen Nwachukwu answered 5 years ago
Flies need sticky feet to walk on ceilings, but not so sticky that they get stuck upside down. So each foot comes with a pair of claws that help hoist the gooey foot off the wall. Flies use several different techniques to get unstuck: pushing, twisting, and peeling its footpads free.
Kehinde James answered 5 years ago
Flies need sticky feet to walk on the ceiling but not so sticky that they will be not be stuck on the ceiling
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