Wind-Induced Suppression of Locomotion (VIDEO)

California Institute of Technology

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Fruit flies released from a vial onto a piece of paper and exposed to wind from a hair dryer immediately stop moving; when the wind stops, they begin moving again.

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Caltech/Suzuko Yorozu, David Anderson, et. al.

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