Flies play too, carousel study suggests

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Evidence of play-like interaction with carousel in insects

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

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Flies play too, carousel study suggests

In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

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The game is often seen as an activity unique to mammals and birds that allows for the exercise of skills essential to survival. But what about insects? A recent study conducted by researchers at Leipzig University in collaboration with the University of Northumbria revealed an unprecedented playful behaviour among flies [...]

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Do the flies play? This says science about the behavior of flying insects – The Observatorial

Scientists From the University of Leipzig they say they have demonstrated for the first time a behavior similar to the game in flies, discovering that they visited and repeatedly a uncle. “Until now, the behavior similar to the game had been described mainly in vertebrates,” says Professor Wolf Huethteroth, who directed the study at the […]

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Are flies playing? A new study suggests yes 2025-02-13 19:27:00 Madrid, 13 February (Europa Press) – Scientists at Leipzig University claim to have demonstrated... The post Are flies playing? A new study suggests that yes appeared first on World News.

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Scientists at the University of Leipzig claim to have demonstrated for the first time a similar behavior to the game in flies, finding that they voluntarily and repeatedly visited a merry-go-round.