Black soldier fly larvae found to maximize eating by forming a fountain
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 09:50
in Biology & Nature
A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has found that black soldier fly larvae maximize their eating efficiency by pushing non-eaters out of the way, causing the emergence of a fountain shape made up of larvae bodies. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the group describes their study of black fly larvae and their eating habits, and what they learned.