For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don’t just try to impress their valentine by serenading her with song—they also go to great ...

In the frigid landscapes of the Northern Hemisphere, a resilient and often overlooked insect species thrive — the snow flies, scientifically known as Chionea. You may have seen these small insects ...

Researchers have pinpointed the group of neurons in the nerve cord -- a structure analogous to our spinal cord -- that produce and pattern the fly's two major courtship songs. They've also measured ...

Researchers have found and confirmed a gene that allows female fruit flies to get on the same frequency as courting males. Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual, meaning that ...

The fly song circuit neuron anatomy (left, from electron microscopy) and the song circuit wiring diagram (right) with the two song networks – pulse and sine – indicated. Like a Valentine’s Day dinner ...