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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Sitting outside on a summer evening always sounds relaxing until flies and mosquitoes arrive–then the swatting begins. Despite their minuscule ...

Ever wonder why it is so hard to swat flies? It's because they don't just fly away from impending doom. They first jump in a direction that takes them away from the swatter, said California Institute ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. At the mere hint of a threat, the insects adjust their preflight stance to flee in the ...