How Do Flies Bite?

how do flies bite well inside the mouth of every biting fly are six small blades these two have sharp edges they pierce the skin and slice it open like a pair of scissors these two blades are covered in small teeth like wood files they move up and down to tear up any blood vessels and start the blood flowing this blade is hollow it injects liquid into the wound like a turkey baster to make it keep bleeding and finally this Last Blade is kind of like a big straw that sucks the blood out of the wound for the fly to eat and that's how flies bite

Channel: Odd Animal Specimens

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Length: 0min 58sec (58 seconds)

Published: Mon May 13 2024