Fecal deposits reveal the fruit fly's pheromone flag
Thursday, August 2, 2018 - 15:50
in Biology & Nature
Fruit flies have a rich language of smell messages that they exchange, but now their secret is out. In a new study, scientists were able to tap into the communications among freely interacting flies using a bioluminescent technology to monitor their brain activity. They discovered that males signal their presence by placing droppings that act as a calling card for flies to find each other and even lure females to designated locations.