A tethered apple fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) responding to airflow and odour stimuli in a multimodal virtual reality arena (IMAGE)

National Centre for Biological Sciences

A tethered apple fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) responding to airflow and odour stimuli in a multimodal virtual reality arena

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Flies can distinguish the size and distance of virtual objects amidst a complex background and incorporate directional airflow and odour to navigate towards distant targets.

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Photograph courtesy of Shoot for Science: Deepak Kakara, Dinesh Yadav, Sukanya Olkar, and Parijat Sil.

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