The body parts of flies are very important. Each part of the body of the fly has its own function. This living creature has body parts that are quite unique and also interesting.
Who does not know flies. Even though there are many types, people often consider this one flying animal to be dirty. This is none other than because flies are often seen around trash, carcasses, and more.
Flies are also known as dangerous animals because they can spread disease. However, did you know that the fly’s body is quite unique? Here’s an explanation of the fly’s body for you!
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What Body Parts of Flies?
There are three parts to the body of a fly, namely the head, chest and abdomen. The shape of the three is usually slender with fairly long legs.
The outer skeleton or exoskeleton of flies is made of chitin. That makes it strong and flexible in wrapping around the body and providing maximum support and protection.
Flies also have body fur and hair. Some flies are even more common than other types of flies.
If we talk about color problems, of course most flies are gray, brown, or black. Some types of flies are also pale and bright.
For more details, here are the body parts in flies.
Head Section
The head is the uppermost part of the body of the fly. This section is also quite important because there are various vital organs.
In large flies, the head is movable and also has a brain inside, the eyes of the fly are compound. Then three simple eyes (usually), mouth parts, and two antennae.
Parasitic flies like Ormia ochracea even have hearing organs. The body parts of these flies are very unique and they use them to find sounding prey, such as crickets for example.
Brain Parts
The fly’s brain is in its head. Flies have very small brains, containing only 100,000 neurons (humans have 100 billion neurons).
However, flies have a special system for detecting and remembering smells. Not only that, flies can also make decisions and they seem to think before they act.
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Eye Section
Next is the eye section. Flies have two compound eyes that occupy most of the head.
The eyes of the fly have a nearly 360-degree field of view and can see colors. In the fly’s body there are also more than 3,000 individual lenses called ommatidia which are sensitive to vibrations around them.
Most fly species also have three simple light-sensing organs called ocelli. Some others have eyes that can reflect color, such as the eyes of fruit flies.
Antenna Section
The next part of the fly’s body is the antennae. They have two antennae, long or short depending on the species.
Flies with long antennae tend to be small and delicate. Many of them have aquatic larvae, belonging to the suborder Nematocera along with mosquitoes and others.
While flies with short antennae tend to be heavier, this is not always the case. The fly’s antennae are also covered by sensory organs that are useful for detecting odors.
Mouth Section
The mouth is the next part of the fly’s body. Flies do not chew, but consume food in liquid form.
All flies have a labrum and labium (upper and lower lip), most also have an upper jaw and two appendages called palpi. In addition, many flies also have mandibles for cutting and sawing.
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Wing Section
If most insects have 4 wings, flies only have two, namely the front wings. The wings of flies are smooth and appear transparent, sometimes they also have markings.
Nevertheless, scientists have found that against a black background, the wings of a fly glow with the rainbow colors of a butterfly.
Different species of flies have unique patterns of spots, lines and circles. It may be a way flies communicate with each other to identify other species.
The color on the fly’s wings is not a pigment, but only a reflection of the microscopic structure of their bodies.
Those are the various parts of a fly’s body that you can understand. You need to know that most types of house flies are parasites that can spread disease. Therefore, you have to watch out for it. (R10/HR-Online)
This post was last modified on Februari 11, 2023 5:15 AM
