Why are flies so attracted to poop?

haulyard@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 161 points –

I’m sure there’s something “nutritional” there for them but?

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Feces has a lot of fats, fibers, proteins etc. in them. To humans they're waste but many other things can make use of it. Flies don't eat the poop but they try to lay hundreds of eggs on to them, so when their larvae grow they have more than enough to grow big and strong ;)

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