Anyone know anything about flies ?
in particular do they grow during their life

Is a little fly going to end up a big fly or do they come out their eggs fully grown ? I don't mind a little fly that can be wafted away but I can't stand those big fuckers that throw shapes round the room like they own it , so should I review my extinction policy and kill all flies or stick with just chasing the big ones , (or should I just throw away the decomposing corpse under the floorboards ?)
( horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:44, 19 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

A can of hair spray
and a lighter. Poof! and they're on the ground.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:45, Reply)

Thanks loon for an elegant engineering solution
but I want to find out if I need to kill all of them , or if some will stay wee and non irritating and I can allow them to live , whilst focusing on their bigger friends . I tried googling but haven't found a definitive answer .
( horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:56, Reply)

I once had a homemade maggot farm
Well, perhaps maggot farm is being a bit creative with the truth. It was more like a jar full of maggots that I found in the rubbish. I totally forgot them on the shelf next to my bed in the roasting sun. By the time I opened the jar they were quite lethargic and for some reason unbeknownst to me I thought it would be a good idea to see what they smelt like by putting the jar right under my nose.Needless to say the resulting mess of maggots and sick went straight in the bin.
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:57, Reply)

There are different types of fly you know.
Big ones, small ones and just kill them all. Dirty fuckers!
( girlinthehole, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:57, Reply)

Right...
A fly lays eggs.
The eggs hatch into maggots.
The maggots eventually turn into pupae.
The flies emerge from the pupae after a while, fully grown.
So a small fly is still an adult.
( Cawl, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:57, Reply)

I like flies
I always keep mine open
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:59, Reply)

so little ones stay little and big ones don't get bigger ?
Cool , thanks Kaol

and bgb I can't kill them all just for being dirty fuckers , I'd lose most of my human friends if I operated on that basis
( horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:06, Reply)

Yeah,
Every fly you see is a "grown-up", regardless of the size.
( Cawl, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:07, Reply)

What do you call a fly without wings?
A walk
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:16, Reply)

A 6" length of elastic is perfect for singling out individuals.
It's quite theraputic, but does make a mess.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:19, Reply)

A poem
Flies flies good for the heart
The more you eat the more you fart
The more you fart the better you feel
So eat flies for every meal.
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:21, Reply)

The Fly whisperer
We've had the horse and dog whisperer. I predict flies will be the next big thing.
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:22, Reply)

If you're involved with teleportation science
You should be careful.

Although turning into Jeff Goldblum would be kinda cool.
( Cawl, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:23, Reply)

thanks for the tips
I take it I'm not alone with the decomposing corpse thing then ?
( horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:26, Reply)

Collect a jar full of live ones
Put them in the freezer.
Remove once frozen.
Superglue pieces of cotton to the bottom of them.
Re-animate by warming them up.
Hey presto - your own pet flies on little leads.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:35, Reply)

They no small fly!
Lacist!
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:45, Reply)

A recent study concluded...
That the average fly is indeed very average. Dr Leadbottom went on record as saying, "There is nothing special about any flies with the exception of one we found in the amazon called Brian-Lewellyn. Its highly unusual to have a fly with a double barreled name".
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:49, Reply)

Apparently
Flies hate the smell of citris or citronella oil. So it might be easier to deter them, though burning the fuckers with deoderant does sound like more fun.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:17, Reply)

You really don't know the life cycle of insects?
Are you still at infant school or something?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 19:40, Reply)