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Alex Delarge
Alex Delarge asked in Science & MathematicsZoology · 8 years ago

I squashed a housefly and blood came out?

I squashed a housefly but when I did blood squirted out like it would a mosquito. Is this normal?

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  • Jacob
    8 years ago
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    as the answers above all animals carry blood to keep them alive

  • iputafryinurcoke
    8 years ago

    Yes this is normal.

    But in insects, like flies, blood does not carry oxygen to cells. Insects have hemolymph which carry nutrients such as sugars and proteins to cells. Insects get oxygen by respiring through their cuticle/exoskeleton (their "skin").

    Source(s): Took a lot of entomology courses.
  • Trevor
    8 years ago

    Yes, blood is needed to carry oxygen to keep the animal alive.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Yes flys among many other insects have blood. And it is red at times.

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