Do Flies Totally Spoil Your Picnic Lunch?

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This episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection projects: www.wren.co/start/scishow You've probably heard of the five-second rule, but what if a fly lands on your food? Is there some kind of...five-fly rule? Are flies a food safety hazard, or can you still enjoy that slice of watermelon? Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow #SciShow ---------- Sources: academic.oup.com/jipm/article/12/1/39/6412694 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977770/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1706026/ www.neha.org/vector/common-housefly www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/flies.shtml www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6015860/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016816050300610X news.fiu.edu/2021/curious-kids-do-flies-really-throw-up-on-your-food-when-they-land-onit www.newscientist.com/article/2166846-flies-cool-themselves-down-by-constantly-blowing-bubbles-of-spit/ www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/718780/ academic.oup.com/jme/article/46/5/1164/904901?login=true www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273230098912715 Images: www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/common-flies-eating-watermelon-stock-footage/1410364915?adppopup=true commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_house_fly,_Musca_domestica.jpg www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/housefly-eating-dessert-stock-footage/917178074?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/housefly-eating-condensed-milk-stock-footage/1308171393?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/housefly-eating-sweet-food-stock-footage/1201948997?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/housefly-eating-a-fruit-stock-footage/815395144?adppopup=true commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fly_December_2007-20.jpg flickr.com/photos/49296659@N00/2635176642 www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/tachinid-fly-eating-a-banana-stock-footage/1410363342?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/processing-of-strawberries-on-conveyor-belt-harvest-stock-footage/1251514562?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/flies-prevent-cows-from-grazing-in-a-meadow-in-a-village-stock-footage/1307766306?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/close-up-of-big-ham-sandwich-being-held-in-small-royalty-free-image/182734772 www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/cartoon-growing-tree-animation-alpha-matte-4k-white-stock-footage/1193842627?adppopup=true

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