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Why do flies rub their front legs together?

April 26, 2017flies legs Mathematics rub zoology

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Why do flies rub their front legs together?

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When they are not flying, flies continually preen themselves, cleaning their eyes with their forelegs and dusting off their legs by rubbing them together. They do this because most of their taste and smell receptors lie on the hair of their legs.

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Flies taste, smell, and feel with the hairs that cover their bodies. The hairs on the fly’s mouth parts and feet are used for tasting. Flies taste what they walk on. If they walk onto something tasty, they put down their mouth and taste it again. A fly cleans itself constantly.