When I think of the brain body connection, I usually don’t think about flies. Those annoying household pests aren’t high on my list for either intelligence or brawn. But I have to admit they are speedy little insects; much faster than me when I try to swat one.
And that’s where the brain body connection comes in. The reason fearless fly can scurry away from your swatter of choice comes down to a hardwired brain body connection. A fly can sense the approaching swatter and react by flying away in about one one hundredth of a second.
Unsurprisingly, there’s no thought involved - it’s all hardwired into that tiny little brain. (There’s a troubling thought: thinking flies.)
All of this is revealed in a UK newspaper article that contains a nifty slow motion video of flies getting away, as well as tips for would-be swatters.
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