The study authors conducted experiments on maggots to explore the science of texture sensation in their tiny brains. The first experiment tested their food preference. The researchers placed maggots ...

Turns out that other creatures - including B. J. Leiderman, who does our theme music - associate the texture of food with taste, and that includes fruit fly maggots. Science reporter Ari Daniel ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their mouthparts. By disabling these neurons, researchers found that the larvae ...

Here are some steps you can take to keep maggots away: Store all food products in airtight containers or the refrigerator. Keep areas such as trashcans, pet food bowls, and other food sources ...

Ten other Italian regions have their variant of maggot-infested cheese, but while the products elsewhere are regarded as one-offs, casu marzu is intrinsically part of Sardinian food culture.

J. Leiderman, who does our theme music - associate the texture of food with taste, and that includes fruit fly maggots. Science reporter Ari Daniel explains. ARI DANIEL: The persimmon was Nikita ...

Ten other Italian regions have their variant of maggot-infested cheese, but while the products elsewhere are regarded as one-offs, casu marzu is intrinsically part of Sardinian food culture.