Stuffed House Fly

You won't want to shoo this fly away!

Our Plush Black Fly

This engaging, realistic-looking stuffed house fly is soft and endearing. The legs are made of soft plush fabric. This allows for a myriad of postions. The tips are covered with soft plastic that can't scratch small children. The body is jet black with shimmering, rainbow-colored wings. It has large, bulging, burgundy plush eyes. The house fly rests quietly in your hands. Check out our other house fly toys and gifts.

About House Flies

The common house fly (Musca domestica) is from the order Diptera, meaning two-winged, although the house fly actually has only one pair of wings. It has an excellent avoidance reaction due to its sensitivity to air movement. The house fly transmits diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and salmonella and is a menace in poorer areas. The house fly eats only liquids. It spits out saliva onto solid food to pre-digest it. Then it sucks the food back in through its proboscis, spits the food back out again and re-eats it. The house fly is a master at walking upside-down and walking on vertical surfaces. It accomplishes this feat by secreting adhesive juices from glands above its feet. Also the house fly is constantly preening its hairy legs. It must do this in order to keep the smell and taste receptors on the tiny hairs clean and viable.

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