Does a fly have a brain and memory?
How else can a fly be buzzing all around, then EVERY time I pick up a fly swatter, it seems to KNOW what it is and takes off!
Is it possible for a little fly to knowingly play mind games with us? My sensible mind says no way, but after several flies taking off each time I pick it up, my mind is no longer sensible. Especially when they return a moment later, and land right on the fly swatter I just put down, or on the end of my nose!
2006-10-03 12:17:55 · 6 answers · asked by SweetPea 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
LOL....this has nothing to do with psychology, but more to do with physiology. Their periferal vision extents basically to the back of their head...they can see something coming from either side and from the back...Its a response, not a mind thing, they know when danger is approaching and they will avoid it, like every species in the animal/insect kingdom.
2006-10-03 12:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by rightio 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, yes, and no. The actual way a fly moves initially is to jump backwards into flight. Usually it's the swatter who misses, or the air compression that moves the fly out of the way.
As for the have swatter, no fly thing....it's mojo! Like if you have toilet paper in the car you'll never need to use it!
2006-10-03 12:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by scogab1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have no brain or memory in the sense that we do. They are like any insect though, sensitive to wind movements, light, sound etc... or anything else that might startle them. If you move close to them or pick something up near them or they feel a vibration yada yada yada, they will fly away. When they dont sense that anymore they will fly back to the place they found food and feast.
2006-10-03 12:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Flies and ants have uncentralized nervous systems. They moniter the world around them for moving objects, hence the taking off when you pick up the flyswatter. Remember, they are essentially programs to ensure their own survival. Natural selection has engineered them to be the best at surviving.
2006-10-03 12:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe they have brains but not in the conventional idea of what a brain is
A brain is a network of connections of synapses, neurons and dendrites
they have all of this...something has to govern there motions
it just dosent happen automatically
so yes they have little brains
every living organism has DNA dextrorybonucletic acid and RNA
we are all made of the same stuff
2006-10-03 12:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brain-yes.
Memories-maybe.
Flyswatter-no.
2006-10-03 12:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋