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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Aug-2023 02:58:35 JST Flipboard Science Desk

A recent study reports that exposure to intense light almost instantly provokes courtship behavior in male fruit flies. Phys.org tells us more: https://flip.it/3cbX2K
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1. The surprising behavior of male fruit flies under intense light conditions
  
  A recent study published in Open Biology reports that exposure to intense light almost instantly provokes courtship behavior in male fruit flies (Drosophila). Surprisingly, the researchers observed both male-male and male-female courtship behavior under these conditions. While male-male courtship behavior among fruit flies is not a new discovery, the findings of this study suggest that intense light exposure specifically precipitates it.

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