Fruit flies, known for their love of fruits, have another passion—riding a carousel. Research by scientists in the fields of ...

The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental ...

Yuh Nung Jan and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco, suggest that male fruit flies’ prior experiences can modulate aggression through the inhibition of GABAergic neurons.

Two male flies exhibit the "lunging" behavior that indicates aggression in Drosophila. Lunging consists of a fly rearing up on its hind legs and snapping down with its forelegs on its opponent.

In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeated ...