Here’s How That Annoying Fly Dodges Your Swatter | Deep Look

A fly has a pair of tiny, dumbbell-shaped limbs called halteres that were once a second pair of wings. They wield them to make razor-sharp turns and land out of reach on your ceiling. But don't despair - there is a trick to smacking these infuriating insects.
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Flies are formidable opponents, with an arsenal of tools they carry all over their bodies. For starters, their hair and antennae help a fly sense us as we walk up to them. And a fly’s eyes and tiny brain process information 10 times faster than human eyes and brains.
“Compared to flies, humans are slow and sluggish creatures,” said Sanjay Sane, who researches flies at the National Centre for Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore, India.
Once the fly escapes your swatter and is in the air, it’s in its element and your job is even tougher. Seen up close and slowed down, a fly’s aerobatics are impressive: It makes razor-sharp turns with ease and at great speed.
What makes this possible is a pair of modified wings called halteres, a Greek word for dumbbell, which describes their shape. All of the 200,000 species of flies that scientists have described have a pair of halteres and a pair of wings. (That includes mosquitoes, which, wouldn’t you know it, are flies too). Most other insects - bees, butterflies, dragonflies - have four wings and no halteres.
--- How do flies’ halteres work?
As a fly turns, its halteres sense the rotation. In a split second, neurons at the base of the halteres send information to the fly’s muscles to steer its wings and keep its head steady.
“Houseflies flap their wings about 200 times per second, which means they really only have five milliseconds to figure out what the next wingbeat is going to be like. And if you’re using vision that takes too long to do,” said Jessica Fox, who studies flies at Case Western Reserve University, in Ohio. “They really need a mechanical receptor in order to be able to sense their body rotations and correct them on the timescale that they need.”
--- How do flies land and stay on the ceiling?
Their halteres allow them to rotate quickly to land on the ceiling. Once they’re there, they hang upside down with tiny hooks and sticky pads on their feet. The pads, called pulvilli, have microscopic hairs that excrete a liquid that sticks to the surface.
--- How do I swat a fly?
“Flies process information about moving objects but they cannot process static objects, Sane explained. “Thus, the best way to approach a fly is in small, quasi-static steps such that they do not see you as a moving object.”
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[@duchi882]

They're still not fast enough to dodge my mom's flip flops

[@emmanuelofili8775]

Xd

[@meisoverwhelmed1047]

sooo accurate 😂

[@sayaksen2705]

Very underrated

[@Zopikachu23]

yes no one can doge La Chancla

[@JoZerpPL]

It has a homing system, this makes it impossible to dodge.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Kinda wish I could Unwatch the fly pooping

[@andyh9382]

You’re everywhere these days! Just watched the ditch update! Hope you and the dogs are well!

[@HypeJutsu]

@Annajiat Alim watd

[@jrviade85]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@simonbriz4762]

@Annajiat Alim hol' up

[@samirn1983]

@Annajiat Alim I mean, I would like to do the same thing as you...

[@CRG98]

When a fly loses its wings, it's not a fly anymore, its a walk

[@AntonyJohnson-qz5mr]

bwahhahaaaahaaaha

[@MemeDogelol]

I’ve never felt the same level of badassery compared to catching a fly outta mid air.

[@darko714]

My cat put me to shame with her ability to bat them out of midair with her paws.

[@toazethegecko]

Yea

[@TheRealDrJoey]

I can't remember which samurai movie it is where Toshiro Mifune is eating his rice, and he snatches a fly out of midair with his chopsticks.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

@@TheRealDrJoey Wasn't it the original karate kid?

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

I find that if I try to grab in front of them, I am more successful since they usually launch straight forward right into my hand.

[@venusclarkangelo5476]

That is why i cant kill this piece of insect because all the parts of its body is a freaking wind sensor. With 360 vision

[@atastypineapple9296]

with super advanced thermal cameras and movement detectors!

[@zainab_hashmiii]

its like the master of being annoying and the worst part is you cant murder it

[@LuisSierra42]

Ewwww

[@crrctd7464]

Use a vacuum cleaner

[@coughmixture3677]

Your Welcome!

[@antbereishit]

Fly: • Literally super creature. • Window: I'm about to end this mans whole career.

[@Yomesto]

they cant see the window but lol so true

[@lumy6153]

Underated

[@anomaly395]

For real lol. A few days ago a fly was stuck behind the blinds of my window, but my mom and I had left to the store for an hour or two. And when we came back it was *still* behind the blinds. My mom killed it pretty quickly.

[@anomaly395]

@o o What? Lol

[@jasonromanof790]

And then another fly enters 😐

[@JoeyIndolos]

I read the autobiography of this American officer who was a POW in the Korean war. In between the hard labor and torture were hours of boredom, and one thing he became very good at was killing flies. His main advice was to wait for when they would clean their folded wings with their hind legs (like at the 0:41 point in this video). They could still fly off in a split second, but because they had to bring their legs down first, it took a bit longer than from any other starting position, and gave you the most chances of killing it.

[@sirpixel7945]

Never thought I'd get fly killing tips from a war veteran

[@pi.actual]

I purchased a device called the Bug-A-Salt. It's basically an air gun that discharges a shot of table salt. A direct hit will literally blow the wings off a fly however it states in prominent letters "DO NOT SHOOT IN FACE OR EYES" and I find this very difficult to comply with since about 30% of a fly is eyes.

[@norme1850]

That's why I use Kosher salt in mine. Bigger granuals have a tighter pattern so body shots are easier. 😂

[@internettroll7604]

Don’t shoot towards plants either. To much salt kills them. My wife was not happy to loose her cucumber plants this way.

[@forestdweller8164]

If you were to give your wife what she REALLY needs, she'd have no need for "cucumber" plants.@@internettroll7604

[@uhDrifting]

It's talking about your face and eyes 😂

[@john_mccarthy_hi]

Yellow windex

[@jomarmarquez3926]

2:41 when you're still learning the controls of the game

[@banaanzxcvbnm]

Elite dangerous without flight assist looks exactly like that

[@TimSlee1]

Me with helicopters in video games.

[@iinvertedsenkol7879]

This Comment Hurts Lol

[@firulaissepusogordo]

*YES*

[@Ericaglan]

R/Truth

[@obliterator1543]

"The fly's brain processes information 10 times faster than ours" Well now I can take pride in myself whenever someone says I have fly sized brain.

[@cosmicline]

good one

[@naiashar7593]

Positive thinking 😤👍✨

[@aguasadonas8346]

Omg underrated comment.

[@angelajackson4248]

LOL!

[@b1zzarecont4ct]

Ppl don’t say that

[@DriesduPreez]

2:08 I really appreciate the sound design here, where they have the drum sounds synched with the halteres

[@rudyNok]

These are not drum sounds. I hear pizzicato strings and a bell.

[@damonr6987]

When a fly lands on a flat surface, clap your hands right above it.

[@DJYMXGMGZJGZKYSKXGMGXKDHYK]

Why

[@damonr6987]

@@DJYMXGMGZJGZKYSKXGMGXKDHYK Flys jump up first before they fly, clap your hands above them, easy kill.

[@sarahthegreat2593]

Fly: imma act like I didn't see that

[@bjewel3751]

Hahaha basically

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

I love the name: Sara/Sarah It's so feministicly majestic

[@karepmuu]

Even flies learn to “wash” their hand before eating meal

[@SubstituteNiggaReaper.]

😂🤢🤢

[@youngstay2989]

🪤

[@harrisfogel6992]

@Sonic the Artist, yeah, so?

[@333stalker]

@@harrisfogel6992 Then poops on it so the one eating next will eats their poop.

[@PlanetJigobotTV]

That's why they don't get Covid-19.

[@worldaviation4k]

I thought I had a fly floating in my cup of tea for the morning for when i woke up. I almost drank it as my blurry eyes were opening i saw a blob then about to drink and stopped myself, stuck my fingers in while eyes still closed a bit just thinking it was some chocolate left on the cup from the day before and i felt a squish and a sting and threw it away. I then realised it was a wasp floating. Good job I didn't drink before opening my eyes.

[@kyokoyumi]

That just got worse and worse as it went on...

[@smileyfawler8454]

Only makes me more proud of how my cat Garfield catches these in his mouth mid air with seemingly zero effort.

[@cinderball1135]

Human: I'm gonna getcha! Fly: Buzz off human! I'm smarter than you, faster than you, and I'm- WAIT WHERE'D YOU GO??? Human: *standing right there*

[@timothytobias9107]

Doing a drax move right here

[@zawwin1846]

Kore wa Kingu Crimson

[@armandodiaz2199]

@@zawwin1846 jojo is everywhere

[@anubritsaha861]

@Liberage tower of grey has entered the chat

[@dynamicflashy]

Menacingly

[@atheniongamingchannel2369]

When I'm killing a fly, I feel like a titan trying to kill a human with an odm gear

[@Moriah.Jae__]

Haha same, except I think I'll pass on tryna eat those buggers.

[@unr3asonable]

Some of those flies are straight up Levi level-

[@jrPaperbag]

Good thing they don't cut our nape

[@FirstnameLastname-bv8ke]

Bruh, I once tried to kill an extra small fly that was extremely fast after I killed its entire legion with a few rocks. It almost killed me! I have the entire thing recorded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6O9Y52cncuDp9k

[@alveolate]

does that mean that... we're all really just flies in a human suit???

[@miepmaster25]

Here is a pro tip: clap your hands roughly 5cm above them, if you guess their speed correctly you will swat them every time

[@mchvz_]

Eww no thank you.

[@john_mccarthy_hi]

Yellow windex

[@bestplayeralive]

Thanks for those zooming fly noises. I really needed that in my ears for a solid minute. Ty

[@rainnyyolk2764]

"Ma'am here's your salad" "Leave it on the table" "But a fly may land on it" "Exactly!".

[@marckanthony6768]

Wholesome

[@sirpercedalofsadlygrove6326]

xD

[@darthtyranus7447]

I don’t get it

[@danieltdp]

What amazes me even more is seeing my dog killing flies with a controlled bite. It grabs the fly then spit it out dead but not dismembered

[@Jacob_Overby]

that is the craziest thing and you sit back in awe-shock and they look at with their goofy face

[@neth77]

Same with my dog haha

[@estherk4307]

yes indeed i have seen my cats pounce in flies and even cockroaches and just kill them

[@gabrielfrost7668]

And what amazes me is you're such a daddy! 🤤

[@seanloveres28]

@@gabrielfrost7668 are you a guy

[@jeffrenman4146]

your narration was so much fun I really love the skill and charm you have… It made the video so great

[@randmayfield5695]

The color of your fly swatter matters also. I noticed how with some colors like yellow and red, even in setting up for the swat, the fly could sense the swatter earlier and therefore avoid it easier. Green, blue, and beige all worked better.

[@DarrellCook-vl6lm]

I don't think their green recognition is very good.

[@billbirch3748]

They should be clear plastic turning invisible to a fly like the predator when motionless.

[@bondgabebond4907]

Got a great swatter made by the Amish made with leather. Works like a charm and doesn't break like the plastic ones.

[@randmayfield5695]

@@bondgabebond4907 Because I live where there are lots of horses there are lots of flies so I bought a Bug-a-Salt fly shooter. It works great so when anyone leaves the door open it only takes a minute to clear the house of flies. The only drawback is that it does leave a little salt behind but it's easy to brush away. Your Amish fly swatter sounds cool. I like things that are well built so buying from the Amish makes sense.

[@germistoninternetcafe]

Who here believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior?

[@casualwoomy]

It can’t dodge my attack if I mustard gas the entire house

[@dogevillage7184]

They dont have lungs

[@naif9464]

Galaxy brain

[@lillime2577]

I was thinking about finding any flies in my house and pulling those haltere things off of every single one and maybe they will de-evolve and not be fly

[@steverb1413]

I use the fly killer 3000. I have a pet chameleon and he kills all the flies 😈

[@jazz_prodzz5761]

@@dogevillage7184 But the chemicals inside mustard gas could probably harm a fly.

[@liovious]

Or in other words, Flies have mastered Ultra Instinct. Danggg y'all gonna subscribe or what

[@yaboyidk6962]

You mean he has a sharingon

[@hamdark83]

Epic!!! 😆

[@teamdhw7969]

You mean he the 4 hokagae

[@vedaant6100]

No it's beyond ultra instict

[@amalgamousprime3492]

Yes

[@sreeharimadhu6885]

Really love the way she is explaining everything.....just cherry on top for the already amazing visuals.

[@duartesimoes508]

There used to be so many of these metallic green flies in Portugal when I was a kid, i.e. in the seventies. Now they're all gone. Even the common, grey fly became much scarce, just as so many other insects. So sad. Fabulous video, congratulations!

[@DonGivani]

You will see them if you see a dead rat for two days on the street

[@aliatef7203]

fly hands wrote this

[@Kaguya_04]

Im having anxiety attacks whenever this fly lands on a food

[@angrycarljohnson69]

For me it’s (#·∀·)

[@zengreen7]

As you should.

[@simplethakkar8935]

I was cringing the whole tym.

[@shakyleaky3006]

When that used to happen to me before moving to a cold state, i used to break the whole chunk of food where the fly landed and throw it away.

[@zenovax8353]

*OUR FOOD*

[@michaelterrencefernandezli6688]

me: "using an electric swatter" Fly: *why do I hear boss music?*

[@TypeKK]

me:get the stick paper flies:what is that

[@evilCODrays]

Then u end up being sans when hes slamming u around trying to hit the fly

[@Aonaroz]

@@evilCODrays you ruined the joke because your cringe

[@KnownAsVictor]

@@Aonaroz Tell us your jokes

[@Aonaroz]

@@KnownAsVictor That’s very unnecessary to do so. Because I don’t have many jokes up my sleeve but I can tell you a small joke. How did the pterodactyl sneak into the bathroom? Because the “P” was silent. Also if you look at the persons comment you can clearly see that it’s cringe.

[@ricpowers1475]

Super informative. Super narration.

[@296045002]

Love your commentary on these documentaries. Very engaging

[@alexm.8619]

In order to kill my enemy, I must learn more about them

[@k3stinw680]

😂😂💀

[@JohanLofgren-jc4mh]

I learned a trick from a friend. Just make a gentle blow towards the fly. The fly "sits" down a little. This makes the fly takeoff some milliseconds slower and easier to hit.

[@clasicradiolover]

Flys. The creature that knows you don't want it around, but keeps coming back.

[@onemoremisfit]

A long time ago I was trying to fall asleep when a large loud fly was buzzing back and forth in the room, keeping me awake. I got up and started chasing it with a swatter, but it would not land. My dog seeing the action got up and started chasing the fly with me, and I got mad at her because she was getting in my way. Then the fly took a low swoop past the dog, she snapped her jaws, and the fly was gone. Good dog.

[@qm230]

I've had a couple dogs that chase flying bugs, gotta be careful when they start going after bees tho

[@janamoussa6665]

oooh good doggy lol

[@nicknamed1770]

thought you were gonna say you swatted your dog lol

[@123TeeMee]

My cats seem to have a good success rate against flies, probably because the flies get pretty confused by windows and the cats don't.

[@JamesCharIes]

@@123TeeMee my aunts have a cat and she loves eating flies. Before the pandemic I'd go to their house to catch the flies for them (I'm supper good at it) and their cat would help me, she would catch and eat them while I would catch and release.

[@sxdlybeats]

Another episode of “Where has KZbin taken me tonight?”

[@theheadhunter2427]

You’re pulling an all-nighter too?

[@dontaybreadgangtv5305]

@@theheadhunter2427 I am tonight, wby? Two days in a row or what? It’s 12:20AM here in Dallas TX

[@Pwoodz_official]

@@dontaybreadgangtv5305 I moved to Dallas, TX 4 weeks ago to work with my uncle I'm 13 my mom is in Las Vegas and my 2 little sisters are in Minnesota with my grandma

[@footballmemecentral3408]

I'm high af

[@dontaybreadgangtv5305]

@@Pwoodz_official thanks for letting me know bro, I hope you enjoy Texas while here 💪🏾

[@ericstandefer9138]

They are such an amazing design that i will feel guilty to swat one.

[@HappylilbeeV2]

Fly has ultra instinct, don't mess with it

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

This is like a horror movie “No not the burger!”

[@s.m.4720]

😂😂😂

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

😂😂😂

[@DumpsterStateTV]

just a typical american.

[@sewagedump4637]

I love how he made the title "Annoying flies"

[@andrewmoreno9056]

He?

[@yellowvegtables454]

Or she

[@z6lda]

they

[@LalK2K23]

She

[@jt_mallett_ii]

Yeah ya know because theses are nice ones to

[@shitass6375]

Someone: insults a fly The fly: *dodges*

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Very nicely done . Informative and great photography .

[@kamisama9715]

Fly entering house: Hmph easy! Fly exiting house: *Mr Krabs the door has disappeared!*

[@cosmicbrotv6525]

Underrated comment 😂

[@user-vm3fm1cp8s]

🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️ i swear! It’s like why do they want to come inside when they go the whole outside?

[@bennessentials4059]

Bro everytime they just be waiting for it to open !

[@33GLOCK]

@@bennessentials4059 😂

[@dielog2211]

@@bennessentials4059 they don't even know how to go outside. There's one time i open the window yet they keep going on a closed window like man it's beside.

[@ori5021]

The trick is to aim to where the fly is flying to, and not where it is now.

[@jq6413]

You can also use a 76 mm air defense gun.

[@AarowSwift]

That's how I get them. I just clap my hands slightly above where the fly is sitting and nail it most of the time.

[@BorisKOUKA]

It's hard to kill them because : -if you come too fast, they gonna see it, and use the wind you create to flee away -if you come slowly too close, they gonna sense your heat and see yours slight mouve. They best is the flyswatter with holes. They don't feel your heat and can't use the wind to flee away because of the holes. Fun facts... They aren't good at distances. If you bring both yours hand closer at the same distance they will not know it's coming closer

[@TheMightyTranix]

@@AarowSwift When can only start flight vertically - so aiming a tiny tad above them is the way yes

[@juliobulio4288]

@@jq6413 I support this message

[@GuilhermeBortol]

As a control systems engineer, I find this fascinating. Nature is such a amazing source of inspiration.

[@bugjams]

It is, and many of our modern innovations come from bugs. Complex air conditioning systems in large city buildings were only made possible after studying how huge termite colonies insulate their nests. Helicopters and some other vertical-take off aircraft were designed by studying dragonflies and flies' wings and flight patterns.

[@claragomezb.7849]

Yes, biomimicry is awesome!

[@carbonatedswag4244]

Nerd

[@tjmyers9617]

@@carbonatedswag4244 laugh funny moment

[@ineedzemedic5810]

@@bugjams I bet people were like man I wish I could do that Hnnnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ferb I know what we're going to do today.

[@Sushi-bishi]

the real reason is that the red eyes are thousands of maxed out sharingan that are all activated at the same time

[@anonymousguy2764]

Underrated asf

[@tussssy1993]

Underrated

[@no.5769]

Fricking underrated

[@jakojii]

😂😂 bruh I love my Naruto fans!

[@CodeKirby]

when you don't watch naruto but you get the joke

[@JesseTheSecond]

one time I trapped a fly inside the top part of my fridge years ago.

[@otavioleitefotografia]

Excellent production!

[@TheShapingSickness]

"their tiny brains can process information 10 times faster than your brain" Like that's a surprise...

[@hinamatsuro1908]

@Therry the Therizinosaurus they're to smart to be kept alove

[@fear1830]

rip anyone that was eating food when this video popped up.

[@skydive5670]

Not me

[@vbgvbg1133]

No, *e x t r a p r o t e i n*

[@toriannmariee1010]

if i was eating food when this popped up i would throw my food away no matter what and put bug spray all over the house ;-;

[@toriannmariee1010]

@@vbgvbg1133 no, s c a r e d a n d d i s g u s t e d 100++

[@fear1830]

@@toriannmariee1010 It could be worse. A video gets recommended about a cockroach giving birth.

[@craighalpin896]

Try grabbing a few inches of clear tape and slowly bring the tape to the fly... Its pretty good for flies who keep landing in difficult places.

[@AsheeBep]

*When the swatter is a small piece of paper you found out of nowhere:*

[@Alyssa-hl2zd]

I lost it when it was spinning while flying😂😭

[@darchandarchan7036]

i’m gonna remove these things on every fly i can catch, starting now

[@jamesestrella5911]

Anakin Skywalker

[@DecentGatsby]

Fly: “I’ve master the art of being able to dodge anything I see. I am spe”-💥 *Rubber band* :

[@ygotsvlog3762]

My hair:are you challenging me mortal

[@SLE695]

forsakenly misses: fly: "Lol get some aim"

[@MachiavelIi]

Fly: lol, if everyone aimed like you, JFK would’ve been alive

[@SLE695]

@@MachiavelIi #relatable

[@swinde]

A funny story is when I was a kid I always wondered why the fly would make that "buzzing" sound when he flew around your head, and mosquitos did this as well. Of course the reason is the sound is from their wings "flapping" so they can't fly without making the noise. You would think they would learn to fly well away from our ears.

[@conradmbugua9098]

They actually doesn't fly, they levitate.

[@69metersbelow25]

​@@conradmbugua9098No they fly.They can fly around in all angles

[@conradmbugua9098]

@@69metersbelow25 what I mean is they don't fly like birds, In their thorax they have a hollow chamber that creates a levitation effect when they vibrate(not flap) their wings. The flying mechanisms are hazy to me at the moment

[@CARBON10]

Imagine how big your ear is to a mosquito,

[@victorcontreras9138]

Very interesting! Glad I saw this to learn better "stealth swatting".

[@charlesrichardson1865]

A fly is like all the worse parts of a friend. They annoy you when you trying to be to yourself. Run away from you when you do give them "attention". Finally they always give you sh#t in return.

[@rianza5277]

AND they steal your food

[@GG-tt3sg]

Preach brother 🙌

[@youngbando2376]

XD

[@insertname4337]

And they have wings and they eat all your food

[@L0n30pium]

Ok

[@jonathonswift7792]

Human: (sees fly, grabs flyswatter) Fly: my fly’s senses are tingling.

[@reyna4448]

ha!

[@theyloveyoumax]

My Flidey senses are tingling

[@RodrigoMartinez-ib9fq]

I once caught a fly in my hand

[@Thawhid]

Haaa

[@robertpowers1045]

@@RodrigoMartinez-ib9fq just clap your hands in front and above any said fly about a foot...the fly is so fast it will literally fly right into the clap and die, use its strength against it

[@rajdeeproy8182]

Not a single fly can dodge my ninjutsu.

[@Nipplehook]

My favourite summer time activity is catching a fly in my hand by quickly moving it across as the fly takes flight, once I know the fly is in my hand, I throw it hard against the floor to stun it, then pick it while its concussed and throw it on a spider web outside and watch the spider devour it.

[@79ompatil26]

Flies after seeing this : fall back we have been compromised

[@naglismalisauskas1779]

REGROUP

[@RyshusMojo1]

No one is coming for your Halteres.

[@seamxths]

Ggggh is going to?.hhrvoo

[@marksullivan00]

Captain Fly : "Mission failed, we'll get em next time!"

[@twitchster77]

Okay, well, I'mma invest in a flamethrower then.

[@ygotsvlog3762]

But first say goodbye to your food and grass

[@hourless1211]

Na save that for the huge spider. Just use an AK like everyone else

[@ygotsvlog3762]

Well say goodbye to your ears then

[@nobodyeverything5848]

Don't forget to say goodbye to your house

[@ygotsvlog3762]

Ofcourse i know say goodbye to your hair too

[@yourhappyuncle6055]

What a beautiful tiny creature!

[@CursedEgg]

it's very satisfying when you are able to backhand them out of the air to win the battle

[@buttysweatcrack6231]

Imagine making all that food just so a fly could poop on it 🤦‍♀️

[@dumdum47]

That's why winter is better

[@AkaiKA4K]

A fly poops every 5 minutes.

[@BryanGeisler]

@@AkaiKA4K well thats nice

[@hellohello6608]

@@AkaiKA4K i did not have to know that

[@bigemugamer]

buy mesh food covers from the dollarstore, game changer.

[@mcsnac]

Scientists: * Removes halters * * Sad fly noises *

[@khloegayle423]

LOL

[@ario9907]

Bings a tear of joy to my eyes

[@heiginio]

Buzz, buzz, buzz buzz buzz.

[@davidlingo9716]

@@ario9907 If thats what you wish for some tiny derps for annoying you I dont want to know what you would wish to a screaming baby on the same bus

[@scolee6408]

It don’t miss the SNAP of my towel. Head goes in one direction, wings in another and legs all over.

[@DarkVoidIII]

Growing up, I got pretty good at catching the flies with nothing more than my hands! Patience, practice, and the right timing, and that fly got caught between my hands. I used to feed them to the local spiders, we had plenty of spiders that were more than willing to rush out and grab the fly, then drag it off to it's lair or wrap it up if it was an orb weaver. The spiders kept building webs and the fly population was soon under natural control. They kept breeding and feeding on anything left out, and the cycle continued. They play a surprisingly important part in the diet of birds, if there weren't enough flies, the species of birds that depended on them as part of their diet would have to hunt other insects. This would cause less of those other insects to be around. A bird can't afford to be a picky eater, if there's enough of a prey insect to go around, they will feed it to their chicks or eat it themselves.

[@v-buckschan111]

2:04 no ones gonna talk about the perfect synchronization with the music?

[@mvl71]

No.

[@mrwiggles1558]

@@mvl71 lol

[@jetrickgordo4026]

Daeyum... Now it looks like a hammer hitting the bell.

[@mauricethegecko9700]

@@jetrickgordo4026 I saw that too

[@lowercaseletters_]

It didn’t look synchronized at all lol.

[@Ej_Lamont]

The fly be like: “I don’t think you have any Idea how fast I really am, I’m fast asf boi”

[@arguechefs2998]

Me: kills it anyway

[@normallyidont]

@@arguechefs2998 monster

[@anilkumarhansda8087]

Let's play a game of statue

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

@@arguechefs2998 *Uses Spirit Bomb on a single fly to assure it doesn't get away* Fly: *Gets away*

[@yorenton]

Fast af boiiii

[@michaelarchangel1163]

These disgusting creatures are the main reason why I never kill a spider.

[@fakeaccount829]

This was funny. Only reason I'm on this video, a fly landed on phone and was literally sitting there so I turned in this video 💀 it actually flew away when it saw the other fly 😭

[@olonduty7289]

Me: *sees this video in my recommendations Fly on the ceiling: I need to get out of here

[@jolidrzazgowski1577]

Saitama: I dont need sleep I need answers

[@someone_r3024]

Do I have to do 5 assignments to finish? Yes, yes I do. Will I proceed to watch deep look anyways? Hell yes, I will.

[@steinfakinaway6854]

Someone is speaking the truth

[@steinfakinaway6854]

Or maybe Someone is lying 🤔

[@dagothur6238]

dang

[@Unknown-tn2tz]

Same 😅

[@cloudauger3406]

Same

[@ChemysteryKids]

Ty to the flies who donated their bodies towards research

[@Pegasus-ik1pr]

Nice narration 😮

[@frankiethebull8269]

I find it interesting that sometimes I'll notice that when I grab my swatter the flies seem to hide or stop flying, as if they can understand what a fly swatter is or they can smell the fly blood on it.

[@nikhilkumarsood]

It's very true

[@joons3374]

Flies are ultimate trolls

[@Babylonian_Escapee]

I noticed that too. Glad other noticed that, I thought i was paranoid.

[@jordankay8578]

I use my dove hairspray. They never see it coming. They think I'm just doing my hair ahhaha

[@redstonegod296]

@@jordankay8578 I need to buy a bug spray because theyre getting annoying when they fly up to me and fly away

[@argengaming9183]

Fly: Hah The Almighty Swatter Cannot Kill us! Slippers: *I'm about to end this hideous bug's career*

[@vxerx4875]

hideous bugs XD

[@asyrafyusuf4104]

HIDEOUS .... *M* *O* *N* *S* *T* *E* *R* *S*

[@barkyonyx962]

*H I D E O U S*

[@alphayun7401]

try using a spray bottle, but of course not in a room with sensitive stuff

[@enigmatic3194]

When you realize that a fly superpower ain't so bad. It's literally better than spider sense

[@Jisso_Fantastic]

When the human was trying to hit the fly it's just got me, it was like a very big green fly jump scare, it just got me moving my body like a Worm

[@syedrafiqkazim448]

My tips for swatting flies: -Make sure the fly is on a flat surface clear of any fragile or round objects -Aim for hitting the fly with the centre or the "sweet spot" of the swatter. This way you maximise the chance of hitting once it starts flying away. -Approach the fly slowly. I didn't know flies had trouble seeing static objects I kinda just found out moving slowly allows you to get closer without it flying away. Exercise lots of patience. -Get as close as possible to maximise your chance of getting the fly but beware the risk of the insect flying away before you have the chance to swat it. You need some experience with this tip. -Get behind the fly. I don't know why but I can generally get closer to a fly when I'm behind it. I thought those things had all-round vision but perhaps their rear view is not as good. You may need to rely on luck for this tip as well as for the first tip. -Use bait. I usually sprinkle some crumbs of any left-overs onto the floor and wait for flies to let their guards down. Sometimes the squashed carcasses of previous victims make good bait too. Using most of these tips I've even been able to squash flies under my shoe by lifting it slightly over bait. It's become somewhat of a past-time for me on some occasions. Maybe I've spent too much time killing flies. Edit: FYI most of the time I don't use a fly swatter but a slipper

[@johngolby1]

You have too much time on your hands.... :-)

[@johngolby1]

But time flies when you're having fun... :-D

[@cheikhka8732]

And then it flew away even after all these tricks and you end up insulting it and menacing and asking it to come back again to show it how angry you are...

[@tsukono1481]

I just hit it as fast and as strong as I can, works every time. Tho it uses alot of energy for one fly, at least for me It usually creates a really loud noise

[@victorjun2421]

Hats off for you, fly swatter. As for me, I'd rather stick with a good amount of brute force.

[@su1-tin652]

Plot Twist: The flies actually possess the Sharingan.

[@frostbladeace968]

true

[@pixelyte1691]

Teleportation jutsu

[@yadhu_anand]

No. Byakugan

[@crustdraw2059]

Ultra instinct

[@glatykoffi6672]

byakugan*

[@Suge212]

Slowly creep up and get close, wait for the fly to start grooming itself then swat.

[@auhsojyihst9440]

The stereo noise of the fly moving from left to right speaker of my earphones made me dodging my head just like I had a real fly orbiting my head. Then realize it comes out of earphones.

[@evilbadger34]

Those halteres answer so many of my childhood questions, Thank you!

[@Yoshikarter1]

I remember catching a fly between my hands after it had been annoying me for two days. It was unable to fly but it could still walk. I flung it onto a spider web in the corner. The fly hobbled along the web towards the window, and much to my satisfaction, the resident spider raced over and started wrapping up the fly for its next meal. That fly met the end it deserved.

[@thecreatort.c.3843]

I catch flies to feed to my pet jumping spiders.

[@XSpider209x]

Nice

[@shriri92]

Oh once one sat on a stove and then I burned it to crisps.

[@Isabel-sr8ep]

I once witnessed a huge fly knock Down a spider by accident that was hanging from a tree these things are blind I swear

[@antonia9848]

Fly: this is it this is the end Spider:YaSSssss Yassss

[@tip69420]

Flies see us as 4x slower than us

[@eightballsidepocket9467]

No fly is as fast as a stretched rubber band released close to it.

[@TacticalxRecon]

Am I the only one screaming "No....NOOO!" when the fly is about to land on some food? 😂

[@christophermcdonald8028]

No 😭

[@tposejank]

Nooooo, I got too anxious😭

[@JamMasterRon]

I am the same way!

[@billy-the-butcher]

The closer a fly gets to my food the more swear words I invent on the spot

[@tray6441]

Fly landing on food is such a shame...because you *HAVE* to throw it away. Waste

[@Obsidian369]

Jerry the fly is coming to the end of his routine, here it comes the signature flip, upside down stick to the ceiling, Bamm a perfect 10

[@firewolf9493]

LOL It deserved more likes, Genius XD

[@mecha417]

Sometimes those flies think they can outsmart me. Maybe, maybe. I have yet to meet a fly that can outsmart my Bug-A-Salt.

[@grady631]

Flys are actually kinda smart

[@gavyngoff869]

See you guys in 5 years when this is in recommend section

[@mazharris6019]

I'm here before 5 years, even though I might die in the next 5 years🤔

[@badvibesforever1602]

Shut up

[@thegodquestion4503]

@@badvibesforever1602 wow😂😂

[@kerbeuz1669]

Poopy

[@Richitsu]

Oh God! Shut up with the hack comment everyone does on recommended videos, you're not original

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

_Finally, I can end that pesky mosquito_

[@TajeGAME]

Kono dio da

[@jimstaboodleooferson8983]

It’s a fly for this you must get a dislike

[@h.r.hbaresielonmountbatten227]

Thanks for this...now I despise flies even more

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

I read about and saw a few videos years ago that show when a fly takes off, it usually does so backward first before flying ahead. So when you swat at one, swat behind it (where it will be) rather than where it is. I'm still not fast enough most times, but hey, it's worth a try.

[@anthonywhite6784]

"To a fly, we look downright sluggish" Me: **grabs shotgun** I find your lack of faith disturbing

[@lightning7560]

me : grabs a nuclear bomb to finish it

[@gaarasama1247]

Lmfoa. I'll do it with my own hand.

[@illson8868]

Sluggish? *blasts shotgun slug through wall*

[@notabigdealthough8616]

*misses shot

[@elisalbrecht8560]

*Points it to face

[@soturii8250]

I mostly kill house flies with a electric swatter, "And trust me" *it smells really bad*

[@bulbulitobayagbagan9633]

and don't forget it taste delicious.

[@Aviivix]

@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 cursed comments

[@potatto8534]

@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 crispy

[@nogiogo3106]

@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 spicy

[@karlsonchee2701]

@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 crunchy

[@The_Alien_Person]

This is why I have a fluffy vacuum,a cat. This boi catches flies and tortures them,eventually killing the flies,good boy.