The tens of thousands of fruit fly types within the vials, though, are each magnificently different. Some have eyes that fluoresce pink. Some jump when you shine a red light on them.

Researchers have recorded a remarkable flight behavior in the fruit fly species Drosophila hydei, they report today in Science. When threatened by a predator, the spry critters can change course ...

Fruit flies, Drosophila hydei, bank their bodies like fighter jet planes while turning in flight to evade predators, says new study in Science. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; ...

They tracked the wing and body motions of the fruit fly species Drosophila hydei, which is about the size of a sesame seed, inside a cylindrical flight chamber after the insects were shown an ...

The observation period for this study was 65 days, but fruit flies in the Truvia vials lasted just 5.8 days on average, compared to the 38.6- to 50.6-day life span of the other flies.