“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

Maggots are the larvae of flies and are typically found ... but they are typically found in rotting organic matter rather than meat. House fly. Muscidae maggots are found in rotting garbage ...

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 ...

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

MARTÍNEZ: Bad deal. MARTIN: OK. Well, it turns out other creatures associate the texture of food with how tasty it is, too, like fruit fly larva - aka maggots. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel.

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 ...