This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It
“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...
Fly larva with a fake termite face can infiltrate termite mounds and socialize
Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...
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The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape
Its brain works out the trigonometry of your hand to ensure the best escape trajectory. Muscles on the outside of its chest ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
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 ...
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Pennsylvania mandates quarantine order at all Kennett, New Garden mushroom houses to combat phorid fly crisis
A mushroom house operates on Creek ... thing in the world that these phorid larvae can eat are the growing mycelia,” Wolfin said. He described phorid flies as a worldwide pest.
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
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 ... do these maggots like ...