How fast does a deer botfly flies?

Answer 1

35

Answer 2

it was once reported going at the speed of 800mph but was proved wrong using logic.

the facts were:

• To maintain a velocity of 800 miles per hour, the 0.3-gram fly would have had to consume more than 150% of its body weight in food every second;
• The fly would have produced an audible sonic boom;
• The supersonic fly would have been invisible to the naked eye; and
• The impact trauma of such a fly colliding with a human body would resemble that of a gunshot wound

later it was calculated that the same fly was moving at a rate of speed around 25 mph, but the fastest a deer botfly was recorded was aprox. 50mph

AnswerYears ago the speed of a deerfly was published as nearly "the speed of sound". The experiment, the experimenter and the data has been thoroughly debunked....

Additional information:

We have clocked deerflies in Wisconsin while cycling on the Lacrosse River Trail and the "400" Rails-to-Trails trail. They become somewhat discouraged after a few hundred yards at 12 miles per hour. You can actually escape them at 14.7 miles per hour.

Answer 3

The deer botfly travels at speeds of 25-50 miles per hour. The fastest speed would be around 50 mph but the average is down around 25 mph.

Answer 4

A Deer bot fly flies at 90 miles per hour