The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...

The adult fly is 1/4 inch long, smaller than a common housefly. It has dark markings on the clear wings and a conspicuous white spot where the thorax joins the abdomen. Has three (male) or four ...

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 ...

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 ...