Crunchy or Mushy? Maggots Have a Secret Way to Taste Texture
Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...
Nature10 天
Biologists pinpoint neurons that sense how food tastes and feels — in maggots
For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.
Jefferson Public Radio7 天
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 ...
ZME Science on MSN3 天
Maggots Can “Taste” Texture—And That’s Why They Prefer Rotting Food
The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...
EurekAlert!10 天
Why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
Specific neurons may explain why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...
WUFT7 天
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 ...