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The phrase "attract flies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing things that draw attention or interest, often in a negative or undesirable way.
Example: "The old, rotting food in the trash can will surely attract flies."
Alternatives: "draw flies" or "lure flies".
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You wouldn't want to attract flies.
More specialized fly flowers may attract flies through deception, imitating decaying substances, dung, or carrion.
The next layer has bits of wood with holes in to attract flies, bees and ladybirds.
The flowers have a strong unpleasant odour and attract flies and dung beetles.
The guy has won the world title and he can't attract flies, he can't fill up his own neighbourhood.
Many plants, including favorites like hollies, hawthorns and willows, attract flies rather than bees, moths or other insects.
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The wingless females give off light to attract flying males.
For example, the sticky bare tabletops in the dining porch and patio attract flying insects, especially in afternoons when the sun beams down.
One particular concern: LED lights near ports could attract flying pests that are accidentally transported by ships.
Carrion flower stapeliads are examples of olfactory mimicry, forming sapromyiophilous flowers, which mimic food sources or oviposition sites to attract fly pollinators.
They dangle silken threads that glow and attract flying insects, and wind in their fishing-lines when prey becomes entangled.
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