Electroreception, the ability to sense electric fields, is a fascinating trait found in species like sharks, bees, and ...

A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the ...

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

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 ...

"It tastes nutty," the middle-aged Israeli entrepreneur said as he munched away at fruit fly larvae before processing the rice-size yellowish creatures into protein powder. Eran Gronich ...

The life of a fruit fly consists of four phases: egg, larva, pupa and fully-formed fly. At 25 degrees, the fly embryo hatches one day after the egg is laid, and it then lives for five days as a larva.

Researchers have found that besides sharks, bees and platypus, even fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory ...