Tethered Fruit Fly (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Tethered Fruit Fly

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Experiments with flies tethered to thin metal rods helped researchers see how nerve cells in the doughnut-shaped ellipsoid body interact to create a reliable compass.

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Courtesy of Igor Siwanowicz

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