Flies - Facts for Kids

A group of flies is called a “business” or “swarm” of flies!

Flies belong to the order Diptera, which means “two wings” in Greek, because they only have one pair of wings while most other flying insects have two pairs!

There are over 160,000 different species of flies known to scientists, and researchers believe there might be nearly a million species still undiscovered!

House flies are found on every continent except Antarctica, making them one of the most widespread insects on Earth!