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Revive a drowned fly

How to revive a drowned fly It's not a trick. See how you can revive a seemingly drowned fly with salt.

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How to revive a drowned fly

Education • Science

It's not a trick. See how you can revive a seemingly drowned fly with salt.

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undrH2O 6 months ago

supposedly the fly never drowns and the salt isn't necessary

it's got heightened survivabilities.... therefore it's just shocked

and time is all that helps it mobilize -- this is the same for frozen flies.

WonderDude Mike 5 months ago

What is the science behind this? Anybody know?

cwiltz 5 months ago

I think there's a breathing organ on the fly's legs/feet that closes up when they're in water to keep them from drowning. They look dead but they're really in some sort of stasis to keep them from dying.

shrky092 5 months ago

lol "lazarus rise from the dead"....from CNC3 right?

Frankie89 5 months ago

Coooooool, but is it really useful? Baaaah: who cares? XD

AnthonyEdwardStark 5 months ago

Insects breath through spiracles in their skin. He definitely drowned the fly and the salt was used to draw the water out of the flies body to revive it.

Stick to the freezer trick of reviving a fly, it doesn't quite require drowning the thing.