Has this ever happened to you? There’s a fly in the house, buzzing around you, so you go to the cabinet to get the swatter. But as soon as you start wielding it, the little bastard disappears. You set it down, and now he’s back, taunting you.

Ok so obviously flies don’t taunt, but do they have the capacity to recognize, even instinctually, that I’m holding a deadly weapon?

  • treefrog@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    They’re easy to catch with a plastic cup and a piece of paper.

    I don’t think I have killed a fly in nearly a decade.

    • eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net
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      1 year ago

      Yes, and I’ve done that too, but I’ve also had a number of them fly away as the cup closed in on them, even when the cup isn’t moving quickly.