The fly that didn't understand the concept of an open window
I spent about twenty minutes today watching a fly try to exit my kitchen through the window above the sink. The window was actually wide open on the left side but for some reason this specific fly was absolutely convinced that the right side the one with the solid glass pane was the only way out. It just kept buzzing and thumping against the glass with this rhythmic little sound that started to get kind of hypnotic after a while.
I was sitting at the table drinking my coffee and I honestly didnt have anything better to do so I just watched it. It would fly in a small circle then zoom straight into the glass and fall down onto the sill for a second before trying again. It did this maybe fifty times in a row. I started to wonder if it could even see the open part just ten inches to the left or if its fly brain was just hardwired to go toward the brightest spot regardless of the obstacle. Eventually I felt bad for the little guy because it looked like it was getting tired.
I grabbed a piece of junk mail from the counter and slowly nudged it toward the fly. I thought it would just zip away into the living room but it actually crawled right onto the paper. I carefully moved the mail toward the open section and as soon as we crossed the threshold into the outside air the fly just took off without even a second thought. I stood there holding a piece of paper out the window for a second too long and then I just went back to finishing my coffee.