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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
"So it really, really, really cares about food." The question was, which aspects of rotting fruit do these maggots like and dislike? First, Komarov engineered larvae without their taste organ ...
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When Food Goes Bad! Funny Dogs vs Rotten Fruit Prank
"Meet Maymo, the hilarious lemon beagle taking YouTube by storm. Watch Maymo and his adorable pack in laugh-out-loud skits, epic pranks, and heartwarming adventures that dog lovers can't get enough of ...
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Why do maggots love rotting fruit?
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. Science reporter Ari Daniel has the story.
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and... Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple ...
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Maggots Can “Taste” Texture—And That’s Why They Prefer Rotting Food
The first experiment tested their food preference. The researchers placed maggots on a surface with both fresh and rotten fruit, observing whether they gravitated toward softer, decaying fruit ...