fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoFruit Fliesmander.xyzimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down118
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minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·20 hours agoI’m sure the meme is apocryphal, and it’s not entirely correct. Fruit flies do eat yeast, yes…but they also eat the sugars in the fermenting fruit, not just the microorganisms causing fruit decay. I don’t know about the larvae at all, though.
I’m sure the meme is apocryphal, and it’s not entirely correct. Fruit flies do eat yeast, yes…but they also eat the sugars in the fermenting fruit, not just the microorganisms causing fruit decay. I don’t know about the larvae at all, though.