While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields ...

A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their ...

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Follow these pro tips on how to get rid of fruit flies in your house and garden. DIY fruit fly traps with apple cider vinegar ...

Fruit flies are already famous in science. They’ve helped researchers make discoveries in genetics, aging, and brain function ...

Utilisation of BSF larvae could help to stem the expansion of damaging palm ... each palm was estimated to yield 12.5 palm fruit bunches per year. The weight of each palm was estimated at 25kg, with ...

Concentric rings in a fruit fly larva's antenna result from a set of genetic control "switches" that interact early in a fly's development to generate dozens of types of specialized nerve cells ...