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... proboscis is flicked out again . Put him back into water ( this is the control ) , and the proboscis is retracted . Water , in ; sugar , out . The performance con- tinues almost indefinitely . Who can doubt that the fly can taste with ...
... proboscis is flicked out again . Put him back into water ( this is the control ) , and the proboscis is retracted . Water , in ; sugar , out . The performance con- tinues almost indefinitely . Who can doubt that the fly can taste with ...
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... proboscis response , but the only way for a fly to say " No " is to retract his proboscis , and it can be retracted only if it is first extended . Accordingly , one prepares several saucers of sugared water . A pinch of salt is added to ...
... proboscis response , but the only way for a fly to say " No " is to retract his proboscis , and it can be retracted only if it is first extended . Accordingly , one prepares several saucers of sugared water . A pinch of salt is added to ...
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... proboscis . Continued titillation elicits repeated extension - up to a point . Has the fly stopped because it is fatigued ? Shift your attention to a neighboring hair . As soon as this is bent the proboscis extends with its usual ...
... proboscis . Continued titillation elicits repeated extension - up to a point . Has the fly stopped because it is fatigued ? Shift your attention to a neighboring hair . As soon as this is bent the proboscis extends with its usual ...
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