*Warning: If you are not a bug fan . . . this might not be the best post for you*
You have been warned!
Yes it is what you think it is. The pictures shown are the membranous wings of a fly! Generally, flies have 2 wings unlike most of the insects which have 4. They are able to beat about 200 times per second!
What I noticed while studying the fly was how it was covered with hair. Generally the hairs are used for sensing objects or air pressure (which the hairs on the wings are known to function for).
See? Told you it's not meant for people with bug phobia! It turns out, the picture seen at the bottom is the mouth of the fly!! There's always that question of how flies are able to consume solid food and the answer to that is they vomit their stomach acid onto the food and when it is completely broken down, the fly then consumes the created liquid.
To also answer the long pondering question of how flies are able to climb walls, the legs seen on the top picture actually contain numerous bristles which posses a claw like function that latches onto irregular/rough surfaces! Some insects can also hold onto smooth surfaces using adhesion located on the arolia/pulvilli (sticky pads).
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