The Acrobatic Fly

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 21, 2019
Category: Entertainment | Nature | Twentieth Century

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What the Hell? Is this a real fly, and if so, why would it stay on its back and do this? Further info required on this one!

Posted by Judy on 03/21/19 at 04:36 PM

I don't know about this one, but I remember reading about an experiment (a cockroach on a treadmill?) where they simply superglued the bug to a rod to keep it where they wanted it.

Posted by Phideaux on 03/21/19 at 04:54 PM

Many of the comments on the Youtube site surmise that the fly was glued onto the matchstick (and the chair) and it was trying to walk to escape.

Posted by ges on 03/21/19 at 08:35 PM

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