It’s that time of year – the first full week of cool temperatures prompts insects, spiders, and wildlife to look for warmer, more comfortable places to spend their days and ...
Scientists have created flies that halt under red light. In doing so, they discovered the precise neural mechanisms involved in stopping. Their findings, published this week in Nature, have ...
These differences are only a few out of several. Let’s explore the differences between a crane fly and a mayfly in detail. On the other hand, mayflies come from the order Ephemeroptera, a Greek term ...
An adult fruit fly’s brain is much more complex, however—and most importantly, the small insects share 60 percent of human DNA, as well 75 percent of the genes that cause genetic diseases ...