Flies Flies Everywhere

Recently I have been getting to know the Australian Bush Fly Musca Vetustissima ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musca_vetustissima )on a more intimate level. This relationship with the fly was not one I started, you see the fly sought me out and began this intimate and annoying relationship. It started with just one fly, then that fly told his friends and soon enough I was a common fly watering hole.

I use the term watering hole because this particular type of fly loves to feast upon human mucus. That means this pesky little fly loves to swarm your eyes, mouth, ears, and nose. If you have not had the joy to meet these annoying insects let me be the first to introduce you.

Words that describe the Australian Bush Fly include: Annoying, Creative, Pesky, Freeloader, Quick, Strong Willed, Icky, Vexatious, Nosey, Irritating, Revolting. I could think of many more.

These flys are not like the flys at home in North America. Not even close. Although they do not bite they are constantly with you, swarming your face. When they are not flying at your eyes and mouth like suicide bombers they are riding peacefully on your back, shoulders or arms. During my weekly work outs in the park I have to put up with them crawling through my hair.. Have you ever felt fly legs crawling along your scalp while its friends assault your ears... lets just say its unpleasant..

After being annoyed by these horrid flys all week, I started to do some research on them. I wanted to find out just where they were all coming from. This is what I learned. The Australian Bush Fly breeds and lays its eggs in Animal Dung... yes thats right.. poo..

Just where all this poo is laying about in the city of Perth I would like to know so someone could clean it up and burn it. Just one cow patty can be a birthing place to thousands of flies. This fact deeply disturbed me. Now when I am being assaulted by flys I can happily think about their birth place and feel even better.

Realizing researching these awful flys was making me more depressed so I stopped.

I really do hope these flys go away. But I hear they just get worse as the summer goes on. I will keep you posted on the situation.

(Note to Family and Friends: I do not mean to detour you from visiting me in Perth, but do keep in mind there seems to be a fly problem) Oh and bug spray just makes them worse.