How Long Do Flies Live?

[Jackdaw33]

A fly has got into my flat and despite leaving all windows open it refuses to leave. How long do I have to wait before it falls of its perch?

[tamborine]

Mine live till they feel my swat

[Jackdaw33]

Unfortunately I'm not that athletic anymore.

[TheChair]

They live for around 28 days, but I've no idea how you tell its age. ;-)

[Voltage]

not long in this house

[10ClarionSt]

What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk!

[tamborine]

Check youtube for fly traps

https://youtu.be/XgdBs3B3Rnk

[Old_Geezer]

Not long if you spray 'em.

[Jackdaw33]

I am told that hair spray is far more effective than fly spray as it glues their wings together and they can no longer fly.

[fiction-factory]

I never understand how flies manage to get in through a tiny gap but then can't seem to find their way out when I fully open all the windows and sometimes even the door

[Tilly2]

...but hairspray doesn't just land on the fly, Jack. It makes a horrible, sticky mess elsewhere.

[Hopkirk]

Invite Barack Obama round.



The trick is to come slowly from behind them.
They can see almost all the way round but have a blind spot at the rear.