These flies are characterized by their unique blue color and are known to eat dead and decaying matter. The name of the Blue Bottle Fly comes from the term “bot” which is an old term for maggot. The Blue Bottle Fly may seem unimportant but is actually really useful. First of all, they are of medical importance with their ability to transmit diseases. Secondly, they are capable of pollinating plants and serve as the main pollinators for some plants. Blue Bottle Flies are one of the 16,000 species less ↑