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Why do flies eat feces?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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Phorid flies eat trash debris and old vegetables and fruit. They also will eat feces and other bacterial type of foods.


Why are there flies in the world?

There are flies in the world because they are decomposers. They eat the wastes of animals and people and the wastes that animals and people gives off, such as feces That is why you see them on feces around garbage cans.


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Is there a reason for flies to exist except for eating feces?

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Do butterflies eat feces?

Butterflies eat feces. The consumption of feces is called coprophagia. Butterflies also eat tree sap, decaying fruit, and drink nectar from flowers.


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Because her feces smells like her food to her.


Do cows eat feces?

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Does fecal matter eat other fecal matter?

Feces does not eat other feces. Feces is a byproduct of bodily waste and is not able to eat anything. All humans and animals defecate in order to release their waste.


Why do moths eat feces?

Some moths eat feces because they are able to glean nutrients it. They can also eat decomposing plant and animal matter.


Does chicken eat their own feces?

Yes chickens do eat their own feces. I use to own some and Ive seen then do it.


What are the importance of feces?

The removal of feces from the body is what is important. If you don't defecate, you will die. Feces is what is left over from what you eat. If you don't defecate, you won't be able to eat any new food, and the feces could rot or harden inside of you.