Do you think the common house fly has a conscious thinking brain?

Question

Why is it that when a fly gets into your home it will drive you up the wall by buzzing around your face and lighting on you? BUT pick up a swatter or a rolled magazine and the fly vanishes instantly until you lay it down again.

Answer 1

yes it had a common thinking brain all types of animals do

Answer 2

no concious thinking brain, its all instinct.

Answer 3

They don't think as we know thinking.  But they do instinctively recognize signs of danger.  They are attracted to the warmth and probably the oils and sweat of your face.  Obviously they don't annoy you on purpose, as this can keep them from what they want.  I think they can learn a little, but not much.

Answer 4

No conscious brain.  Hardwired instinct for chemotaxis and phototaxis.  

It goes to what it likes to smell and remains in light.  A shadow falling on it acts as an alarm.

Approach the fly away from the light so no shadow falls.

Answer 5

Well..... here is my theory.    The universe is divided up into many dimensions.  The one that we are familiar with is just one.  Some beings are of such intellectual strength that they cannot inhabit just one dimension.

This is the case with the common housefly.  In our dimension all we see is a little tiny insect flying about in seemingly random directions.  But this is in reality just the tip of the iceberg.  In the next dimension over, flies are actually super-intelligent beings, far smarter than our best minds here in this dimension.  They have a collective consciousness, and an evil twisted sense of humor.

They enjoy torturing us with the little representations of themselves that we see in this dimension.  

In case you are wondering, NO, we do not spill into another dimension.  However skunks, mongooses, and Republicans do.  Watch out for these animals as their field of influence can be far-reaching.

Best of luck.