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Best Answer: Different flies dine on different foods. Flies around the world eat nectar, plant sap, blood, other insects, and decaying matter. Did you know that a mosquito is actually a type of fly? Of the species of flies that eat blood, only the females are the blood eaters.
The fact of the matter is that houseflies are scavengers and land on us because, well, they like us: The human body, like some of their favorite food sources -- feces, food and rotting flesh -- radiates a sense of warmth and nourishment.