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How do flies walk on the ceiling?
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That's a good question.
The other day I saw I fly walking on the ceiling, so I was wondering how they do this?
Send some help, pls.
It really breaks my mind how they can do it.
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Flies need sticky feet to walk on ceilings, but not so sticky that they get stuck upside down. So each foot comes with a pair of claws that help hoist the gooey foot off the wall. Flies use several different techniques to get unstuck: pushing, twisting, and peeling its footpads free.
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