One of the fastest things a fruit fly does is take information from its eyes and react accordingly. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes eye fast fly
It is best not to swat at the fly's starting position, but rather to aim a bit forward of that to anticipate where the fly is going to jump when it first sees your swatter. Michael Dickinson aimanticipatebite Change image and share on social
The genus Drosophila is one of the great success stories. There's hundreds of species within the genus. They're on every continent except Antarctica, they're in tropical rain forests, they're in deserts, they've evolved many exotic mating behaviors, and they're capable of incredibly long-distance flights. Michael Dickinson antarcticabehaviorcapable share on social
If you watch a fly on, say, a coffee table, you'll see that they're rubbing their little legs together to groom themselves; they're actually quite clean creatures. Michael Dickinson cleancoffeecreature Change image and share on social
People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere. Olga Kurylenko basicallychangefly Change image and share on social
In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move. Alphonso Jackson analysisdecisionfast Change image and share on social