Fruit Fly Feet Are The Things of Nightmares
Looking at insects under the microscope will probably make you want to run away from them even more. Fruit flies can be a real annoyance – but this close up turns them from annoyance to nightmare. Looking at the feet of a fruit fly up close makes you realize those little, tiny, microscopic feet could probably mess you up if they were one-hundred times the size. Did you know that fruit flies are attracted to fermented fruit and other substances because they can sense the presence of alcohol? This is because they have special sensors on their antennae that allow them to detect the presence of ethanol, which is produced during the fermentation process. In fact, fruit flies have been used in scientific research to study the effects of alcohol on behavior. (Terro)