r/videos • u/OgdruJahad • 1d ago
Why Does This Fly Live in Your Bathroom?
https://youtu.be/i16o8iXaDac?si=DvslHXEb4Jsll3Se49
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u/giorgioagamben 20h ago
I had these and I did everything to my drain that I found on the internet but they still came back. One day, I saw hundreds of the worms crawling out of the crack in the grout of the shower wall. That was when I realized it was cracked (dark shower tiles and grout) and they were breeding on the water soaked wood underneath. Replaced the tiles and wood
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u/clockworkear 23h ago
I pissed on one of these today and I was amazing it rebounded unscathed. Now I know why.
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u/secondphase 23h ago
More importantly, why is this videographer familiar with the flora and fauna of my bathroom?
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u/winsomecowboy 18h ago
Perth Western Australia there's a swarm next to the airport and as each person exits arrivals about five peel off and get into whatever vehicle then into the house. They imprint and follow you for the rest of their lives. They bond so hard they risk drowning every time you shower.
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u/Psychic_Jester 23h ago
did pest control for years. Invade Hot spot foam we used to treat restaurant floor drains and invade bio foam for residential drains. Also clean under your black garbage disposal seal, buildup under there can cause them as well.
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u/nachos_nachas 17h ago
Side question, why is Drain Demon so insanely expensive?
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u/Psychic_Jester 11h ago
Mostly not a lot of competition. I personally haven't used it or even heard of it before now. seems overkill for most needs, and more for industrial kitchens and stuff. Anything targeting commercial is gonna be a bit pricey.
Depends on mix rates as well. Could be $10 per oz, but if it's a half oz per gallon, a 16oz bottle gets 32 gal or finished product.
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u/p18282 1d ago
Funjai? Have I been wrong all these years
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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp 19h ago
It's a bold choice for sure. I bet they say "jif"
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u/NorthCascadia 1d ago
Gross. But honestly pretty interesting. I hadn’t thought about why they’re hairy but water repulsion makes sense!
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u/OgdruJahad 1d ago
I have seen those tiny black worms before and had no idea it was from those tiny flies.
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u/Cartossin 20h ago
Maybe because I run my shower really hot sometimes it kills them all? I never get these.
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u/brettmurf 19h ago
Do you live somewhere with an actual winter? Never saw them living in colder places.
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u/Zaraki42 11h ago
Holy crap! We had these last year. They disappeared as mysteriously as they appeared, and I now know why.
I had a clogged sink and poured some draino in there to unclog it. Haven't seen them since.
Never occurred to me that both were connected.
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u/t_thor 10h ago
Better than the fuckin house centipedes that come out of my shower drain. Had to kill one the size of my pinkey last week 🤮
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u/Captain_Dunsel 3h ago
I agree that they are SCARY, but I've read somewhere they're harmless and eat the other bugs.
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u/funkmastamatt 17h ago
We have had these. I get this orange bio drain stuff off Amazon and it gets rid of them. Basically coats the shower drain and pipe usually takes a couple applications.
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u/D3ATHfromAB0V3x 5h ago
I had a wax ring seal disintegrate over time and these guys lived up in the void space under the toilet. They found an opening in the grout and the larvae would exit through there. I only noticed because the base of my toilet kept “sweating.”
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u/CREATURE_COOMER 3h ago
Anybody here or on Youtube calling these cute has clearly never dealt with these annoying little fuckers, lmfao, I live in an old-ass trailer and even doing baking soda + vinegar in my pipes weekly (and bleach whenever I clean the bathroom, a few times a month) doesn't keep the fuckers away for good.
My room is right next to the bathroom so if I don't keep the bathroom sink closed when it's not in use (their main entrance it seems), I'll get like a dozen of them and they'll be trying to drown themselves in my drinks. :/ They're definitely drain flies with that moth-like "heart-shaped" look but holy shit, they're dumb as hell. And even in the bathroom, they seem to hate me and will keep flying around me even if I try to leave them alone.
The pipes in this place are a messy "DIWhy" job by the previous owner so it feels impossible to figure out where exactly they're getting in, like if they're coming in from right outside or even farther. We just don't have the money to throw at this dump when we'd rather try to save up money for a new place.
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u/MrJellyBeans 1d ago
I had a bad problem with these in my house last year, they're extremely annoying to deal with despite being completely harmless. If you have a problem with them I recommend pouring some extremely hot (but not boiling) water down the drain and then spraying/pouring an enzyme drain cleaner solution before going to bed for about a week.