2007-06-05 01:16:59 · 22 answers · asked by shellbag1980 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Flies eat dead flesh - so if an animal were to die in the wild the flies and their maggots would consume the rotting body getting rid of it. the flies in turn are food for other creatures such as spiders and birds which are also food for larger animals. so they form part of the food chain. Maggots are also used in medication for cleaning wounds and helping to clear infection.
2007-06-05 01:23:14 · answer #1 · answered by Cruz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax. The common housefly is a true fly and is one of the most widely distributed animals.
The presence of a single pair of wings distinguishes true flies from other insects with "fly" in their name, such as mayflies, dragonflies, damselflies, stoneflies, whitefly, fireflies, alderflies, dobsonflies, snakeflies, sawflies, caddisflies, butterflies or scorpionflies. Some true flies have become secondarily wingless, especially in the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, or among those that are inquilines in social insect colonies.
It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species of mosquitos, gnats, midges and others, although under half of these (about 120,000 species) have been described [1]. It is one of the major insect orders both in terms of ecological and human (medical and economic) importance. The Diptera, in particular the mosquitoes (Culicidae), are of great importance as disease transmitters, acting as vectors for malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, yellow fever and other infectious diseases.
2007-06-05 08:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flies generally eat things and waste. So if there were no flies you might find a bit more poo around your area. And the larvae of a fly (maggot) can be used to treat wounds when the skin doesn't fall off.
2007-06-05 08:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flies are very important member of food chain. I dont want to say the the food chain will collapse if they disappear from the earth, but they could make potentially big change in the food web. Spiders love to eat them!!
2007-06-05 08:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Whites 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They form part of the food chain - what else would spiders eat ? Plus, believe it or not, maggots can be used to clean wounds of infected matter.
2007-06-05 08:19:26 · answer #5 · answered by chillipope 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They help things to rot and decompose, they are very usful with out them the decomposing of dead or waste material would be alot longer.
2007-06-05 08:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are an important part of the food chain. Without them, there wouldn't be us.
2007-06-05 10:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by andy muso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They help pollinate plants, their larva eat carrion, etc. Same can be asked of a lot of things... people included.
2007-06-05 08:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the point of life? Think about it.
2007-06-05 08:20:58 · answer #9 · answered by Balaboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...they help...ummm...consume rotting flesh?
They also fly...and annoying the hell out of you...
They also pollinate flowers I think...
2007-06-05 08:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by รզlεսռց ☆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋