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

When you enjoy food, it’s not just about the taste. The appearance, flavor, and texture also play a role. Some food items are ...

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

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

The Standard Explainer desk decided to check the claim that maggots can live in a human who is alive. We spoke to Dr Syama Sinuff, a Consultant Paediatrician at the Aga Khan University Hospital ...

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

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too ... understand taste perception in mammals, including humans. The authors add, "Food texture remains a neglected ...

KOMAROV: In the maggot, what was thought to be an ... Komarov says the work may one day provide insights into eating disorders among people and, on the flip side, how to tweak the texture of ...

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

In general, maggots are not dangerous to healthy people. However, maggots can infect human tissue and cause a disease called myiasis. Symptoms of myiasis vary depending on the location and ...