A south Sydney man's fly catcher from Bunnings almost filled up to the top in under a day.
A man has been left in awe after he purchased a fly catcher which filled up after just one day.
Myles Farrawell, from Sydney, posted the photo of his full contraption to Facebook which left social media users stunned.
'So I bought a fly trap from Bunnings yesterday and put it out yesterday afternoon and just came home to find this wow !!!! Flys for dinner lol [sic],' Mr Farrawell wrote. Flies are often a massive pest for Australian's during the hot summer period, due to their attraction to heat when mating.
Bryce Peters, General Manager for the Faculty of Science at University of Technology Sydney, said the hot temperatures this summer could be a direct link to the large amount of flies in Sydney's CBD. It could also be the reason as to why this man caught so many flies in a day.
'When the weather gets warmer and more humid the flies are more active,' Mr Peters said. Mr Peters, who is also from the Sutherland Shire, said it is highly likely the flies are bush flies. 'Bush flies tend to breed out in the west (Western Sydney) before being blown over to the city due to the westerly winds'.
Australian Museum naturalist Martyn Robinson told the
Daily Telegraph a combination of heavy rain and heat has caused a 'build up' of more flies over spring last year and summer this year.
