I have to say it: you are the fly’s best friend. Every time you open a door, you create a slipstream—that little rush of air that sweeps bugs inside. A fly can hitch a ride on that air current faster than you can yell, “Shut the door!”
Think you’re safe because you don’t leave the door open for long? A fly entering your home takes about 0.12 seconds. That’s faster than your blink reflex. Surprising fact: flies can see 250 frames per second (humans see about 60), so they time their entrance perfectly—like a ninja with six legs and a bad attitude.
What About the Ceiling?
Yes, they’re on the ceiling. Flies are gravity-defying geniuses that use tiny sticky hairs on their feet to land upside down. But how did they get up there? They flew in from the attic, crawl space, or a gap around a light fixture. That recessed light in your kitchen? It’s a revolving door for bugs.
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Exaggeration for effect: I once sealed up every crack in my house and still found a fly doing laps around the ceiling fan. Turns out it came in through a gap around a pipe in the basement. Flies are like the FBI of annoyance—they’ll find the one weak point you missed.
