Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...

Researchers have discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. The study found that the fly peripheral taste organ has neurons with texture-tasting mechanoreceptors ...

For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.

Has three (male) or four (female) white stripes on the abdomen. Adult apple maggots begin to emerge from the soil around July 1, continuing through most of the summer. Apple maggot flies lay eggs in ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs (www.monographs.iarc.fr) identify environmental and occupational causes of human cancer. Sometimes called the WHO “Encyclopedia of ...

For the study, 20 participants without any hearing problems were recruited. Long believed to be inactive or vestigial, scientists believe that the muscles behind the human ear are actually ...

We've all had that stomach-churning moment - you're about to chuck something in the wheelie bin and are greeted by a swarm of flies, not to mention the wriggling maggots inside. It's enough to ...