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Flies will be probably digest the food is has landed on, and to do that they need to digest it. However flies have a poor internal digestion system so they will 'vomit' digestive fluids on the fluid mix the food and the fluid and then consume it.
This is quite disgusting but the fluid is weak and you can still digest the food easily without knowledge of what has transpired.
If however, the food has been visited by many flies for a long time, the digestive fluids may be able to cause a few little problems for your digestion.
Also flies act like transport vehicles to many diseases, so if it lands on something it may have unknowingly left a small present of bacteria for you. Thankfully the bacteria will be in too small numbers to cause a problem if a fly landed on it. But you should really think how much you want to eat if lots of flies land on it, as too much bacteria can cause problems with digestion and could give you a cold (or in very rare cases, a very bad disease). Fortunately, the bacteria will fail to medicine like penicilin.
If one or two flies land on food, it should be safe and with any luck it will build up your immunity.
Nothing will really happen to you. The fly is trying to digest the food, so it puts acid on the food, but it's just a tiny bit of acid. The acid is used to the fly can melt the food, and suck it up through its straw-like mouth. We too have acid in our stomachs to help digest the food. So if a fly lands on your food, it won't kill you, or it won't make you sick or hurt you. But if you see like a whole lot of flies on your food, do not eat it.
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How do common house flies get their food?
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Does a fly eat meat?
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Why do flies eat rotten things?
They eat rotten food.
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Probably nothing special. Flies can carry germs but germs are everywhere and you your body has defenses against them.
What happens when people eat flies?
Not much unless they eat a whole lot of them.
Will flies eat margarine?
No. Flies don't recognise margarine as food, because it is an industrially-processed food, not natural food.
Why do flies eat soup?
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What happens to food when you eat it?
You digest it.
What animal do flies eat?
Flies use any dead animals as food.
