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Tue Nov 9

Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?

Written by: Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Florida International University

A fly regurgitating digestive juices.Carlos Ruiz, CC BY-ND Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?

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Do flies really throw up on my food when they land on it? – Henry E., age 10, Somerville, Massachusetts

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