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July 15, 2022 A unique fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer a female fly carcass has lain and rotted, the greater the male's ...
Sep. 19, 2022 New research concerning 'synanthropic' flies -- or the non-biting flies that live with us -- argues that we need to pay far more attention to them as disease carriers. While epidemiologists ...
Sep. 15, 2021 Researchers have published an official description for Scenopinus jerei, a new fly species from ...
Oct. 27, 2021 Biologists have unraveled how a 'heart' in the fruit fly's head functions. The researchers discovered the fly's head-heart beats much like a human's: Its rhythmic pulses are ...
May 19, 2023 Researchers reveal the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae's (E. muscae), ability to manipulate the behavior of fruit ...
Mar. 1, 2023 Hurricanes are becoming more intense due to the climate crisis. Therefore, researchers have studied the wind speeds that different seabird species can withstand. The team was able to show that the ...
May 5, 2021 Larger bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in the low light of dawn, new research ...
Aug. 5, 2021 Individuals are likely to prioritize food over sex after being deprived of both, according to researchers who studied this behavioral conflict in fruit flies. A new study pinpointed the ...
June 29, 2021 The stink of ammonia in urine, sweat, and rotting meat repels humans, but many insects find ammonia alluring. Now, researchers have figured out how the annoying insects smell it, a discovery that ...
Oct. 25, 2023 A team of researchers has gained new insights into the respiratory system of fruit flies -- the so-called tracheal system -- which could be important for future research into aneurysms. Scientists ...