It was so hot today in N.Y. that I only saw one fly. I was wondering if they get hot and most of all do flies sweat.
2006-08-03 09:34:12 · 4 answers · asked by sexshul 1 in Environment
Flies don't sweat. They are "cold blooded" that means that their body temperature changes are exactly the same as the outside temperature.
Insects do best when the temperature is around 84 degrees F. When the temp drops below 45 degrees or goes above 104, they seem to become a bit slower. It is hard to swat a fly when it is 90 degrees out, but you can easily hit one when the temp is just above freezing.
When you or I are running around in a desert where the temperature is at 120, we can actually live because we would sweat and sweating keeps us cooler. Insects on the other hand would simply begin to cook.
2006-08-03 19:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. The flies just found themselves some cool place to sit it out. The heat could kill them too. It is not intellegence just a piece of evolution
2006-08-03 16:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually they transfer gas and vapor through their stoma. I suppose that counts for the same basic process.
2006-08-03 18:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm...ill go ask one and let you know
2006-08-03 17:31:03 · answer #4 · answered by yummycookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋