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Flies' Evasive Move Traced To Sensory Neurons
When fruit fly larvae are poked or prodded, they fold themselves up and corkscrew their bodies around, a behavior that appears to be the young insects' equivalent of a "judo move," say researchers. They now trace that rolling behavior to neurons resembling those that sense pain.
Source: Science Daily
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Thursday, Dec 06, 2007, 8:47am
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