Since the only difference in the food was the texture, Komarov suspected an intact taste organ also allows a larva to detect that delicious not-too-hard, not-too-soft rotting fruit texture.

Why maggots love feeding on rotten food Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.

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New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal. Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and ...