1885 15 Feb. 3 Aimee, the Human Fly, who appeared at the New Central Theater in Philadelphia last week, is a fine athlete.
1960 25 Dec. 7/6 The climber..is likely to be agile and athletic, but there is generally no need for him to be what the Press calls a cat burglar or human fly.
1993 I. Maitland (BNC) 337 I was forced to climb the choirscreen with its curtained box seats, up over the castellated organ loft, like some human fly.