Scientific secrets behind swatting flies revealed - Zee News

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:15   London: The problem of swatting a fly, which has plagued mankind for eternity, may now have a solution. According to Professor Jim Hardie, director of science at the Royal Entomological Society, flies process seven times as much information in a second than a human, and they also have '360 degree vision' and 'very fine hairs that will detect air movement,' making any kind of stealthy approach difficult. Nigel Wyatt, curator of diptera at the Natural History Museum's Department of Life Sciences, said lies have evolved over millions of years to escape predators, the Independent reported. To counteract a fly's reaction speed, the attempt should be made in the morning when the cool air makes it more sluggish than usual and a fly swatter should be used instead of a traditional rolled up newspaper, to reduce the change in air pressure. Then, a point should be targeted in front of it to anticipate its most likely line of flight. Then, Wyatt says that the key is to ' swat them as hard and quick as possible.' ANI First Published: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:15 via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF6nH8Fi0QEpLxrG8Tgj5lKR4XRRg&url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/scientific-secrets-behind-swatting-flies-revealed_878183.html

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