I actually made a hobby out of catching them alive . It's quite easy once you get the hang of it.
Wasps are much worse... they totally try to confiscate our honey.
heh I was watching a wolf spider spin its web in the garden and we fed it a fly that was buzzing around a window inside the house.. was amazing to see it wrap up the fly and start to suck it dry
depending on the size of the fly, you could maybe kill it with a really cold ice spray (for sport injuries). it should freeze them midair, cause them to fall to to the ground and fall into pieces.
spray glue may work too, but it's quite messy.
spray some windex on it. I was showering a while and didnt realise this huge beetle was in there with me, thought id let him be and scoop him out when i was done. he was doing ok until i started shampooing and it just killed it in an instant.
well, i usually get mosquitos, not flies. so i catch them with a large cd spindle and trap them until the morning when i can either release, kill, or torture them.
If you're going the plant route you should get one that makes your house smell pretty... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_flower
Nothing says "come here little fly" like the smell of rotting meat!
I learned this from my brother who learned it from Jackie Chan (true story)
Just reach out and grab it.
This is not a joke post. Just avoid fast motion and you can gently reach out and hold it between your fingertips. Works every time.
I do that! I'd say not every time, but you get macho points.
A long rag,even if you miss the curling action with the inertia of your swing will mean you hit the fly even if the initial swipe misses. Works wonder,try it.
My method which was developed in cohesion with my flatmate was a can of mortein (well any compressed can) and a lighter. It can potentially burn parts of your house though so watch out
Draffin , yeah, the tried and tested deodorant spray + lighter combo - works on most flying things and makes an awesome whooshing noise, followed by a short fitful buzzing of the singed insect.
Heheh, I had a few annoying little tiny flies around my kitchen sink after I hadn't cleaned it for a while. And I didn't WANT to clean it with flies flying into my eyes and nose! So I grabbed a sheet of paper, lit it on fire above the sink, held it up for as long as I could and let it drop...
When it went out, I had a bunch of dead little specks around the sink. I wasn't sure it'd work, but apparently it did. It's possible I smoked them to death...
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obama has a good tutorial on youtube
at least you wish for this a lovely summer morning when flies assault your face... especially your ears.
bastards..
Wasps are much worse... they totally try to confiscate our honey.
spray glue may work too, but it's quite messy.
EDIT*** I meant to say "hold hands apart inches above the fly" sorry for my disgraceful mistake***
I'm so proud of this technique I had to post it, even though I know this is a joke thread.
I'm a dufus, yeh.
hold hands apart inches about the fly
hold hands apart inches about the fly
WHAT
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ahh i see:)
Will have to try the hands above the fly thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_flower
Nothing says "come here little fly" like the smell of rotting meat!
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I'll stick with flicking them out of the air leaving them unconscious, then crushing them with a napkin.
When it went out, I had a bunch of dead little specks around the sink. I wasn't sure it'd work, but apparently it did. It's possible I smoked them to death...