Russians explained why it is so difficult for a person to swat a fly

Biologist Dmitry Safonov explained the reason for the frequent problem of swatting a fly. According to the scientist, as reported by RIA Novosti, the insect is difficult to kill because of its extremely high speed of information processing.

Safonov said that flies see the world in slow motion, so they manage to evade the blow with the same newspaper.

"The main reason is the fantastic vision of the fly, as the complex faceted eyes provide it with an almost 360-degree view. In addition, the insect perceives the world in slow motion due to the high frequency of merging flickers, so for a fly, waving a hand or a newspaper looks like a very slow movement, and it recognizes the threat long before the impact," the biologist explained.

As a result, the insect reacts to the threat in 30-50 milliseconds.

"It also has a feature with which an insect can push off with its feet and fly backwards or sideways in just a split second," he added.

Hence the probable loss of a big man in a duel with this little insect.

"In fact, killing a fly is a reaction speed competition in which a person initially loses in all biological parameters. Our brain and nervous system are simply not designed for the speed of insects," concluded Dmitry Safonov.