Fruit Fly's Response to Odor (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Fruit Fly's Response to Odor

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Computerized tracking of the meanderings of a fruit fly starved overnight (at right) shows that it uses odor to hone in on food placed at the center of the circle much more quickly within a 10 minute period than a well fed fly.

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