Make a Homemade Fly Trap

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Active Time

< 10 minutes

Total Project Time

Up to 1 day

Key Concepts

Animal behavior, smell, chemotaxis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjR85yEGZQw

Introduction

Have some pesky flies in your kitchen that you cannot seem to get rid of? In this project you will build your own simple fly trap from a plastic bottle. Get ready to get rid of those flies!

Credits

Ben Finio, PhD, Science Buddies

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