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Fly Digestion

By Janice VanCleave

Barfing Flies Did You Know…Flies taste with their feet? Insects have taste organs which are usually located on their mouth parts; but some insects, such as house flies can taste with their feet. When a fly walks on your pizza, nerves in the fly’s feet detect the presence of different chemicals in the food and […]

Filed Under: Biology, Insects Tagged With: amylase, Barfing flies, human digestion, Insects, proboscis

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