Fruit Fly Tastes Sweet Sugar Water (IMAGE)

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Fruit Fly Tastes Sweet Sugar Water

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A fruit fly extends its proboscis to taste a drop of sucrose, demonstrating a positive response to the sweet taste.

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Beth Gordesky-Gold

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