Food
Omnivore
Flies eat sweet liquids and rotting food.
Eats plants and animals
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Fly Facts for Kids: F Is for Fly
A housefly’s big eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses. It can walk upside down on the ceiling. Here are easy fly facts for kids: what flies eat, how big they grow, what a baby fly is called and where flies live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter F.
Insecttype
Omnivorediet
Maggotbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Flies
Two more true facts about the fly that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Fly”
Fly starts with the letter F. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Flies taste food with their feet.
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One more fact
Their eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses.
Act it outMove like a fly for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter F in “Fly”.
Ask a questionWhat would a fly eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Fly Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the fly, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A fly is about 6 mm long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Flies live for about 1 month.
LifespanBaby
Maggot
A baby fly is called a maggot.
Baby nameGroup
Swarm
A group of flies is called a swarm.
Group nameHabitat
Everywhere
Flies are found in everywhere people live.
Where they liveAnimal type
Insect
A housefly’s big eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses. It can walk upside down on the ceiling.
Fly is an insectLetter
F is for fly
Fly has 3 letters and starts with F.
Say: Fly
Quick quiz
Fly Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
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Free printable
Fly Coloring Page: Letter F Worksheet
Done reading about the fly? Print the free letter F sheet, say “F is for fly” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase FLowercase fTracing practiceFind the F animals
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3 pages, black & white
Questions
All FAQs
Fly Questions Kids Ask
Flies eat sweet liquids and rotting food. That makes the fly an omnivore, which means it is an animal that eats plants and animals.
A fly is about 6 mm long.
Flies live for about 1 month.
A baby fly is called a maggot.
A group of flies is called a swarm.
Flies live in everywhere people live. Their favorite habitat is: everywhere.
Yes. The fly is an insect. A housefly’s big eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses. It can walk upside down on the ceiling.
Fly starts with the letter F. Say it slowly and listen for the F sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All F animals
More Animals Like the Fly
Other F animals and more insects to read about next.
Amphibian
Frogs start life as tadpoles that swim with a tail. Many frogs can jump many times their own body length.
Lives in: Wetlands Read frog factsMammal
Red foxes have great hearing and can hear a mouse moving under the snow. They wrap their bushy tail around themselves to keep warm.
Lives in: Forests Read fox factsInsect
Grasshoppers have strong back legs for big jumps. Some of them make music by rubbing their legs on their wings.
Lives in: Grasslands Read grasshopper factsInsect
Dragonflies can fly forward, backward and even hover in one spot. Their huge eyes help them see almost all the way around.
Lives in: Wetlands Read dragonfly facts