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Why can’t flies and wasps trapped indoors find the open window?

common wasp - cut-out — Why are winged insects not very good at finding their way out? Photograph: Juniors Bildarchiv / Alamy/Alamy

Why can’t flies, wasps etc sense fresh air coming through an open window or door and find their way out of the house?

Clare Maltby, Winchester, Hants

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