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Why are flies so hard to swat? (GODDAMN PEST!) It took the world's top fly researchers at Caltech to give us the answer. ScienCentral's Sunita Reed reports on a finding that will give you pointers the next time you reach for your swatter.

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3/27/2009 7:45:13 AM

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shakazzolo : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

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227 days 22 hours ago...

Yes the two hands method, I like that!

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The Living End : LVL 58: VP 5: said:

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227 days 19 hours ago...

I remember seeing some show on the science channel about flies, and their reaction time had nothing to do with seeing the swatter coming. The tiny hairs on their bodies are so sensitive they can actually perceive the slightest variations in air pressure.

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Onisama : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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226 days 17 hours ago...

I just catch them bare handed and throw them in brown recluse`s webs for a good show.

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Sev : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

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226 days 6 hours ago...

^Okay Dwight Schrute.

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EvilPasta : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

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210 days 4 hours ago...

i would like to swat her fly *wink wink*, you have brown recluses in your house?

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Crisoba : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

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209 days 6 hours ago...

Who misses flies with a fly swatter? I can catch those bitches with my bare hand for gods sake...

Plus killing flies with your bare hands is just gross

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