Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
- Posted on February 1, 2025
- By NPR
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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 what neurons are responsible.