In general, maggots are not dangerous to healthy people. However, maggots can infect human tissue and cause a disease called myiasis. Symptoms of myiasis vary depending on the location and ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...

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.

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

We've all had that stomach-churning moment - you're about to chuck something in the wheelie bin and are greeted by a swarm of flies, not to mention the wriggling maggots inside. It's enough to ...

Researchers have discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. The study found that the fly peripheral taste organ has neurons with texture-tasting mechanoreceptors ...

Fairmont Chicago spokeswoman Haley Robles confirmed that several people disrupted a convention ... WGN in Chicago reported that the objects may have been maggots.

The people behind the incident remain unknown ... Video posted on Wednesday showed a large number of maggots, crickets and other bugs crawling around the hotel, which is where Israeli Prime ...

For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...