The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots, because of the simplicity of their nervous system and the available genetic tools. The researchers established that ...

opened the farm three years ago to put his knowledge of recycling into practice. He told Beijing News that black soldier flies like to feed on rubbish, faeces and rotten fruit as maggots ...

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.

Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple ... texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and neurobiology Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg in ...

texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and neurobiology Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland Nikita Komarov, says the findings go beyond ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting ... says the findings go beyond flies. He hopes the deeper understanding of how texture plays into the whole experience of eating might one day ...