Why do flies rub their legs?

Correct answer: To clean them

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What people think about it: 8 Comments
Tom
Tom
They should get napkins.
Castra
Castra
Olly, Perhaps it equates to instinct 🤔
Castra
Castra
G Brown, 🎼perhaps she'll die🎼
meep
meep
nele, I was told by a pest control employee that they were as successful in killing flies and roaches as they were because if one of them goes through something – like bugkilling powder – that makes them feel "dirty," they will stop and clean it off.
G Brown
G Brown
I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly.
nele
nele
fly with cleanliness what a contrast
RICK-N-BACHER
RICK-N-BACHER
Olly, instinct
Olly
Olly
re one of the possible answers - it's hard to imagine flies having thought processes! Can it really be possible? Does anyone of our undoubtedly well-educated players know?