Here’s How That Annoying Fly Dodges Your Swatter - Scenic Reflections

If an outdoors, socially-distanced gathering is part of your Thanksgiving plans, beware of uninvited guests. I don’t mean friendly neighbors who might invite themselves to a piece of pie.I’m talking about flies. Buzzing around curiously, they’ll help themselves to whatever food you leave unattended. As they walk all around they could spread hundreds of types of bacteria they carry on their legs.
So you try sneaking up on one and it skedaddles. Why, oh why, is it so hard to swat a fly?