Fruit flies walk normally on a treadmill that moves at a steady pace on both sides (left). Flies can also adjust to a treadmill that has two different speeds (right). Careful analyses of stepping patterns revealed that flies’ middle legs helped keep the fly moving ahead.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fruit-flies-walk-treadmills-behavior
Video: B.G. Pratt et al/bioRxiv 2024
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