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 maggots ...

Turns out that other creatures - including B. J. Leiderman, who does our theme music - associate the texture of food with taste, and that includes fruit fly maggots. Science reporter Ari Daniel ...

Here are some steps you can take to keep maggots away: Store all food products in airtight containers or the refrigerator. Keep areas such as trashcans, pet food bowls, and other food sources ...

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.

In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can be just as important as taste in fruit fly maggots. The lead author and ...

J. Leiderman, who does our theme music - associate the texture of food with taste, and that includes fruit fly maggots. Science reporter Ari Daniel explains. ARI DANIEL: The persimmon was Nikita ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal. Why maggots love feeding on rotten food ...