flyswatter; a device for killing flies and other insects

lit. a headless fly; fig. someone who rushes around frantically or acts blindly without a clear goal or plan

someone who rushes around frantically or acts aimlessly without thinking; a person who lacks direction and panics like a fly with its head cut off

literally "flies do not sting eggs that have no cracks"; used to say that there is always a reason why someone or something is targeted or criticized

A tool used to hit and kill flies, typically made of plastic, leather, or wire mesh with a handle.

sticky paper used for catching flies

To swat a fly on a tiger's head, describing a situation that is extremely dangerous or an act of reckless audacity; looking for trouble

A fly seeing blood; used to describe extreme greed or someone who is uncontrollably attracted by the prospect of profit or money.

the constellation Musca

(colloquial) jumping spider, named for its behavior of pouncing on houseflies

to swat a fly on a tiger's head; an idiom meaning to take great risks or provoke a powerful person