The role of decaying fruit in assessing food texture
The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just ...
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Why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
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 ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and neurobiology Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland Nikita Komarov, says the findings go beyond ...