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    …flies always die on their backs?

    Apr 04, 2024 1 minute

    ENTYMOLOGY You may often find dead flies on their backs, but they do not necessarily die that way.

    Instead, this common death posture is because flies – and many other insects – are relatively light, and crucially their centre of

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