Posts Tagged ‘flies’
Flies give up meat for toxic vegetarian diet
U. ARIZONA (US) — Microbe-eating flies from all over the world have recently evolved to eat some of the most toxic plants on Earth instead. Continue…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:41 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 14:45 - 0 Comments
Team tracks single flies in the big swarm
YALE (US) — Analyzing what happens in a midge fly mating swarm could help scientists better understand bird flocks, fish schools, and human crowds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 17, 2012 15:48 - 0 Comments
Catch more flies with blue than yellow
U. FLORIDA (US) — To limit the spread of disease, a new fly control device takes advantage of flies’ preference for the color blue. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 13:29 - 1 Comment
152,000 cousins in fly’s ‘family bush’
IOWA STATE (US) —Talk about extended families: Houseflies have more than 152,000 relatives—and those are just the ones that researchers know about. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2010 10:16 - 2 Comments
5 reasons to keep filthy flies off food
U. FLORIDA (US)—Researchers have documented five bacteria species carried by house flies that cause illness in humans, ranging from food poisoning to respiratory infections. (more…)
