Can flies fart?

You may find this incredible but flies do fart, from time to time. Much like humans, they also produce gas during digestion, although it isn't clear whether they do it from their anuses.
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Do spiders fart?

Since the stercoral sac contains bacteria, which helps break down the spider's food, it seems likely that gas is produced during this process, and therefore there is certainly the possibility that spiders do fart.
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Do cockroaches fart?

A cockroach needs to expel the gas that develops in its intestines. To prevent it from building up and causing damage to its organs, a cockroach releases gas from its anus. This does produce a sound, but you won't be able to hear a cockroach farting. Scientists think that cockroaches fart once every 15 minutes.
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Can a bird fart?

First, the evidence against: It's believed that modern-day birds are the evolutionary descendants of dinosaurs. And generally speaking, birds don't fart; they lack the stomach bacteria that builds up gas in their intestines.
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What animals do not fart?

NOT ALL ANIMALS FART. Octopuses don't fart, nor do other sea creatures like soft-shell clams or sea anemones. Birds don't, either. Meanwhile, sloths may be the only mammal that doesn't fart, according to the book (although the case for bat farts is pretty tenuous).
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What has the smelliest fart?

Seals and sea lions may be some of the smelliest gas emitters out there. "Having been near seals and sea lions on field work before, I can confirm they are absolutely vile," said Rabaiotti.
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What animal has the loudest fart?

According to multiple reports across the internet, hippos are the animals with the loudest farts. This isn't surprising because the average hippo weighs over 3,300 pounds!
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Can a snake fart?

As weird as it might sound, snakes pass gas once in a while. This means it'll be normal to notice your pet snake farting once in a while. However, this is a rare occurrence often used to clean their cloaca or scare off an attacker. As long as you keep your snake on a healthy diet, it should occasionally pass gas.
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Can a bee fart?

Yes, bees can fart just like humans! Honeybees ingest pollen which is passed down into their honey stomachs and middle gut to be digested. Digested matter travels to the hindgut to be expelled as excrement, any air present in the fecal matter at the time of expulsion will become a bee fart.
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Can hummingbirds fart?

Birds don't typically carry the same kinds of gas-forming bacteria in their gut as humans and other mammals to help digest food, so there's nothing to let loose.
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Do cockroaches balls?

Unauthorized use is prohibited. But while hissing cockroaches' testicles are flexible in size, they aren't particularly huge when compared to other species.
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Can a cockroach scream?

Are roaches capable of making sounds? Some people say yes, and others say no. Certainly, seeing a cockroach can elicit high-pitched screams from an unsuspecting homeowner late at night. However, the most common species, the American and German roaches, are generally acknowledged to be silent.
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Can roaches see you coming?

Myth #3: They can see me coming…

True: Why yes, they can. Cockroaches can see humans, and that is why they tend to run in fear when we are in their line of sight. The eye of the cockroach is like a compound lens, made of over 2,000 mini lenses that are photoreceptors and allow them to see in complete darkness.
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Can butterflies fart?

Do Butterflies Fart? Like most other animals, butterflies fart. While they don't eat solid foods, they often swallow air while sipping their foods which builds up gas in them, and of course, the build-up results in something you could call a fart.
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What animals Cannot burp?

Squirrels can't burp or vomit… ie they have a mean gag reflex!
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Can dinosaurs fart?

Scientists Estimate Dinosaurs Passed Enough Gas To Warm Up The Planet : The Two-Way Their flatulence and burps were more than four times that of modern-day cows, scientists estimate.
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Does loudest fart ever?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the loudest fart ever recorded was a fart of 113 decibels, by Herkimer Chort of Ripley, NY USA, on October 11th, 1972.
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What has the loudest fart?

The loudest fart in the world was recorded at 118.1 decibels. It happened on May 11th, 1972 in Flint, Michigan by a man named Paul Hunn. The fart lasted for two minutes and forty-two seconds.
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Why do humans fart loud?

Loud flatus – this is caused by the muscles of the bowel forcing air through the tight ring of muscle at the anus. Suggestions include passing the air with less power, and reducing the amount of intestinal gas by making dietary adjustments.
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Do earthworms fart?

Do Worms Fart? Worms don't fart; at least not in the way that humans and some animals do. However, they do eject trapped gas and this is connected to their breathing system as opposed to their digestive system.
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Can you smell fart?

It may contain odorless gases, such as nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane, but a small portion includes hydrogen sulfide, which causes it smell like rotten eggs.
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Can frogs fart?

Frogs are another species whose farting status is uncertain. For one thing, their sphincter muscles aren't very strong, so any gas escaping their rear end may not cause enough vibration to be audible.
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What is silent fart called?

Foist. Definition - a silent fart.
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What was the first word for fart?

Fart is a word in the English language most commonly used in reference to flatulence that can be used as a noun or a verb. The immediate roots are in the Middle English words ferten, feortan and farten, kin of the Old High German word ferzan. Cognates are found in Old Norse, Slavic and also Greek and Sanskrit.
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Can you smell a fart in space?

In space, no one can hear you fart (but they can smell it). They can! Zero gravity could even help them to travel, if the aroma was spreading through a virtual vacuum. Smells travel by the movement of individual aroma molecules.
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