The study authors conducted experiments on maggots to explore the science of texture sensation in their tiny brains. The first experiment tested their food preference. The researchers placed ...

MARTIN: It is a bad day. MARTÍNEZ: Bad deal. MARTIN: OK. Well, it turns out other creatures associate the texture of food with how tasty it is, too, like fruit fly larva - aka maggots. Here's science ...

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MARTÍNEZ: Bad deal. MARTIN: OK. Well, it turns out other creatures associate the texture of food with how tasty it is, too, like fruit fly larva - aka maggots. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel.