This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It
“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...
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Why maggots love feeding on rotten food
Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
The question was, which aspects of rotting fruit do these maggots like and ... who does our theme music - associate the texture of food with taste, and that includes fruit fly maggots.
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This Bizarre Larva Has a Fake Face to Fool Termites
This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and ...