Bubble Blower

Our photographer, Appie Bonis, has put this blow-fly in the spotlight. The blow-fly was doing something interesting; it was blowing bubbles. But why?

The blow-fly blows bubbles to lose heat. Blowflies often release a liquid bubble between its mouthparts and then brings it back in… Because some liquid evaporates, the drop cools quickly, and then the fly takes it in again. How cool is that?!