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How a strange fruit fly became a bloodthirsty underwater hunter

  • May 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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How a strange fruit fly became a bloodthirsty underwater hunter
A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA analysis of a pinned insect from a museum in Zurich, researchers have managed to draw an evolutionary map of a mysterious species that has not been seen since 1981.

Originally published at Phys.org

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