Those are fun.
Comment on Can flies recognize that I'm holding a flyswatter?
Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
This is why my family invested in some of those Salt Guns you can use to kill flies. If you’re going to be driven crazy, it should at least let you release some steam.
BROMETHIUS@lemmy.world 11 months ago
citrusface@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This isn’t silly - at all. Fly’s perception of the world is like bullet time to us. They can see something much faster than we can comprehend - that’s how they effortlessly move away from your swats
If you want to catch a fly, move to them VERY slowly and cup a hand or glass over them to capture them. If you move slow, it’s more difficult for them to perceive something is moving towards them - much like it’s difficult for us to perceive a rising tide or watch a plant grow.