Blowflies use drool to keep their cool

Dangle, slurp, repeat may help the insects protect their brains from overheating

Blowfly

UNUSUALLY COOL  If this blowfly starts overheating, it has a drool, reswallow, repeat  trick for reducing its temperature.

Muhammad Mahdi Karim

SAN FRANCISCO — Blowflies don’t sweat, but they have raised cooling by drooling to a high art.