Team discovers fruit fly larvae have a sixth sense

Team discovers fruit fly larvae have a sixth sense

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields. While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees, and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields in their environment. Now, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have just added fruit flies to that list. A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis…