How did they discover this?
By youless
@youless (112102)
Guangzhou, China
November 8, 2011 7:42am CST
I learned via the net that the fly tastes sweet. Oh, everybody knows the fly is so disgusting. And I don't know how the scientists discover that they taste sweet. I don't think they really try to taste it but how come they found out the taste is sweet?
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10 responses
@celticeagle (158483)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Nov 11
Being scientists they can take the molicules that make up the fly and taste them or have someone taste them and see what the taste is like. And, perhaps, some jungle hunter or wildman has actually tastes one or two flies in his time. THey eat worms why not a fly? Ugh!
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
10 Nov 11
When come to science, many thing can be done, they may be able to test the sweetness of the fly by chemical reaction, and there are also instrument to test what content that can be found on a fly. Some science experiment will also do some crazy things like really ask someone to taste it. That is how they get to know fly or something is sweet or what.
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@StephanieAnnC (4274)
• United States
8 Nov 11
How gross! I wonder the same thing. I would never eat a fly. I guess scientists did! 
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@StephanieAnnC (4274)
• United States
8 Nov 11
Maybe if it was covered in chocolate! Just kidding! 
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
8 Nov 11
I don't find a fly disgusting in nature. I've sat on a rock and found a few flies and tossed them into the water. Is that disgusting? Well to some it may be but to me at the time, it wasn't. I just like feeding. As I understand frogs, spiders, birds, fish, and all the little creatures like eating them which might not be such good news for the fly. 
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
8 Nov 11
I know what you mean. I've run across something by accident and it was terrible. On the other hand if something goes into the compost container (it is better to be careful to put only bio-degradable, plant products not meat)and worms break down organic matter under control conditions then that is good? It must act in a way though that does not lead to the spread of disease. - gardening.
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@microengineer (587)
• Indonesia
8 Nov 11
My friend ever extract a worm, made it a syrup and call others to taste it (without telling). So, I think the scientist did that test by powdering the fly and let people taste it and saying,this is new kind of food, future food when no other fresh food available :D
@microengineer (587)
• Indonesia
6 Feb 12
I do not want it, a lot of food still available. 
My friend extract worm based on Chinese old medicine of some illness (I forget the detail). It is common alternative medicine here. But either they eat/drink directly or they make it powder and put it in capsule. My friend try to differentiate it.
My friend extract worm based on Chinese old medicine of some illness (I forget the detail). It is common alternative medicine here. But either they eat/drink directly or they make it powder and put it in capsule. My friend try to differentiate it.
@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
8 Nov 11
EWWW. I just got disgusted by the thought of this. I am sure there was a way to find out other than eating it but just the idea that a fly tastes sweet grosses me out. They are just so creepy and disgusting. I am sitting over here making silly faces just thinking about tasting a fly. LOL
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
9 Nov 11
hmm they could measure if sugar level and glycerin content, in that way they will know if its sweet 
they really do not have to taste it.
they really do not have to taste it. 1 person likes this
@musicloverfriend (1465)
• India
1 Apr 12
Hello.i really don't know about this..but i think there may be a solution that can sense whether it is sweet or not by the change of behavior of that solution.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
8 Nov 11
hahah that's gross my friend! And if you ask me how do they know that my guess is as good as yours
