We have been maintaining single line cultures of native fruit flies in TRSV medium in different parts of the country, we have also take the initiative to map the D. melanogaster species of fruit flies.across the India, We had also discussed how to describe a fruit fly to a new comer? what is the first thing we notice when we see the fruit fly in order to say it as a fruit fly.
How Fruit flies Look Like? Is it easy to distinguish from other insects?
What are the characteristics features that very well visible in fruit flies? Which part of the body well visible like… Wings, Eyes, Abdomen…? What is the actual size of this small flies?
One interesting point added by @Navaneel that insects have fore wing & hind wings. Only Fore wing is Expressed. Hind wing converted in to halteres in the case of Dipterans.
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- “two”, and πτερόν pteron “wing”. Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Fly - Wikipedia
Are there examples of insects having just halters…?
It is generally accepted that the halteres evolved from the non-flight wings of insects — the hind-wings of Diptera and the fore wings of Strepsiptera respectively.
Where can we find Fruit Flies?
