I have seen house flies land upside down on ceiling tiles or light panels. I have two ideas: Either they do a half-loop or they do a roll in mid-flight.
2007-02-15 06:30:44 · 4 answers · asked by txofficer2005 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
This is how they do it. They hover just below the ceiling ( back facing ceiling ), then they throw their front legs up and over their head, thus sticking them to the ceiling. Then, in an acrobatic maneuver, they jack-knife their bodies toward the ceiling and stick their back legs to the ceiling. No half loops, or rolls.
2007-02-15 07:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they undoubtedly do both of those. If your question is why don't they fall down, the answer is that the electrostatic forces between the hairs on their feet and the ceiling are greater than the force of gravity on them. Dan
2007-02-15 07:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by gebrelu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw them do that when I dug to China....then I realized I was upside down too!
2007-02-15 06:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe their legs have something special so that they can land on any surface and so protect themselves for predators.
2007-02-15 07:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by radu_jarchy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋