What is the purpose of the common fly in Nature? The function they perform in the environment?
2006-09-30 18:15:46 · 21 answers · asked by Alex S 3 in Environment
Flies are, first and foremost, scavengers and decomposers. They eat decomposing matter, dead plants and dung.
Some species are essential for plant pollenation. These species tend to consume nectar and transport pollen from one flower to another.
Maggots are a great way to eliminate dead flesh and prevent infection, as the larvae consume both the necrotic tissue and any bacteria that would attempt to take advantage of the host body's vulnerable position.
Certain species of fly eat other insects.
And, they are food for birds, lizards, amphibians, and small mammals.
2006-09-30 18:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by kx_wx 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, I hate to let this secret out into the general
public. I mean I don't want to start a riot or anything.
You know how some people can get these days.
But, the common house fly makes an excellent menu
for the common green and gray/black salamander
lizards that we have here in eastern North Carolina.
I feed my salamanders all of those scrumptious flies
that they want and they seem to thrive on them.
2006-09-30 18:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get rid of waste such as dead animals. Birds would get rid of a good many but not as much as insects and flies in particular. They also supply many animals with a food source in the way of maggots and flies themselves. The balance of nature at work.
2006-09-30 18:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They support other life forms. Nothing in nature exists without a purpose. Everything supports something else, except for humans. Nothing in nature requires the presence of humans for its survival. Question: Why are we even here? We destroy nature and kill each other!
Nothing that humans do support anything in nature!
2006-09-30 18:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
well they can serve several purposes, but they are one of the most efficent dead body locators in the world. they can locate a deceased person/animal with in seconds after death, they also produce maggots, I know gross, but maggots are very effective at eating diseased flesh to help promote faster healing ot tissue
2006-09-30 18:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are nature's garbage men and their larvae (maggots) and flies themselves, provide food for scads of other creatures, some of which end up on your plate.
2006-10-02 01:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Making baby flies.
2006-09-30 18:19:55 · answer #7 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For humans to inflict pain on. and sharpen our swatting skills.
I had this one annoying fly in my house once..and boy was this thing pissing me off..So instead of swatting it, I caught it "Daniel-san" style without killing it. Then I pulled off all his legs.. It was funny.. All he could do was fly around and never land.. To piss him off even more I had my dog lay a turd on the floor. I swear that fly was crying
2006-09-30 18:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by Spin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Frogs.
Actually there has been genetic research done on flies that has yielded very useful results in medicine.
2006-09-30 18:27:36 · answer #9 · answered by RG 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sustaining the food chain equilibrium.
2006-09-30 18:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋