drosophila melanogaster

you know that quote about being able to catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?

first of all, that's not from the bible; it's by ben franklin.

secondly, i caught a whole mess of flies (the ones that for two days i've been trying to catch with sweets and/or kill with a rolled-up magazine) a couple hours after setting up a vinegar trap.

wait a minute. ew. this is completely disgusting.