Bubble Blower

Here is a housefly blowing a bubble of liquid and holding it at the end of its proboscis before sucking it back in.

 

Even though there are a lot of theories for this bubble blowing behavior, such as to aid digestion, to cool the body, etc., nobody is sure of the actual reason.

 

Read more on housefly eating habits at animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/housefly3.htm

 

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Uploaded on September 22, 2014
Taken on September 22, 2014