---
name: "BIS_fnc_flies"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Environment"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_flies
revid: 348815
updated: 2023-11-08T14:38:17Z
---

# BIS_fnc_flies

*Function · Environment · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.56*

Locality: effect **local**

## Description

Spawns flies around position.

## Syntax

```sqf
[position, interval, areaSize] call BIS_fnc_flies
```

**Parameters:**

- `position`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) (in format [position](../commands/position.md))
- interval *(Optional)*: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - particle refresh time (default is 0.1)
- areaSize *(Optional)*: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - area radius (default is 1)

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) - list of particle source objects

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _flies = [position deadBody, 0.05, 1.5] call BIS_fnc_flies;
```

## See also

Functions Library

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc flies](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_flies) (revision 348815).</sub>