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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2017 · 3 MIN

Are flies easier to swat if you move slowly?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Jon wanted to know whether approaching a fly slowly would make it easier to swat. With the help of animal vision specialist Kate Feller from Cambridge University, Michael Wheeler's been swotting up on swatting flies. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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