Flies' evasive move traced to sensory neurons

When fruit fly larvae are poked or prodded, they fold themselves up and corkscrew their bodies around, a behavior that appears to be the young insects’ equivalent of a “judo move,” say researchers reporting online on November 29th in the journal , a publication of Cell Press. They now trace that rolling behavior to neurons resembling those that sense pain.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news115565742.html">Flies' evasive move traced to sensory neurons</a></p> <p>When fruit fly larvae are poked or prodded, they fold themselves up and corkscrew their bodies around, a behavior that appears to be the young insects’ equivalent of a “judo move,” say researchers reporting online on November 29th in the journal <i.Current Biology</i>, a publication of Cell Press. They now trace that rolling behavior to neurons resembling those that sense pain.</p>