Fly Research                                       Name:

 

  1. How many species of flies are there?

 

 

  1. Why do flies have four wings?

 

 

  1. How many eyes do they have? How do they see?

 

 

  1. Which flies are dangerous?  Why?

 

 

  1. How many legs do they have?

 

 

  1. Why are flies so small?

 

 

  1. How big is the biggest? And how small is the smallest?

 

 

  1. What are their enemies?

 

 

  1. What do flies eat?

 

 

  1. What do maggots eat?

 

 

  1. How does a maggot turn into a fly?

 

 

  1.  Why are the flies a different colour from the larva?

 

 

  1. What is the rarest fly?

 

 

  1. How long do flies live? (How long is their life cycle?)

 

 

  1. How long do flies live after they’ve laid eggs?

 

  1. How many eggs do they lay at one time?

 

 

 

  1. How many eggs do they lay in one lifetime?

 

 

  1. How long does it take a fly to lay eggs?

 

 

  1. How long is an egg?

 

 

  1. How long does it take an egg to hatch?

 

 

  1. Where are the eggs laid?

 

 

  1. How long does it take a larva to turn into an adult?

 

 

  1. How do flies fly so fast?

 

 

  1. How does a fly land on the ceiling?

 

 

  1. How do flies stand upside on a slippery surface?

 

 

  1. Why do flies buzz around people all the time?

 

 

  1. What makes flies buzz?

 

 

  1. Why are maggots sometimes used to eat dead and infected skin?

 

 

  1. What is the difference between a male and female fly?

 

 

  1. What do their mouthparts look like?

 

 

  1. How many body parts do flies have?

 

 

  1. How does a fly breathe?

 

 

  1. Why do adults not like flies? Why are they called pests?

 

 

  1. What happens to flies in the winter?

 

 

  1. What do flies’ wings look like?

 

 

  1. Why do flies like feces?

 

 

  1. Why are flies attracted to light?

 

 

  1. How many bones does a fly have?

 

 

  1. How many flies is there altogether in the world?

 

 

  1. Why do flies have hair?

 

 

  1. What are the dangerous parts on a fly?

 

 

  1. Do some flies carry diseases? Which diseases?

 

 

  1. Are fleas a type of fly?

 

 

  1. What other insects are most closely related to flies?

 

 

  1. Do flies live in families?