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Fruit fly  Drosophila melanogaster,Europe,Geotagged,Macro,Portugal,Summer,fly,insect,orange Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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"Drosophila melanogaster" is a species of fly. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting from Charles W. Woodworth, this species is a model organism that is widely used for biological research in studies of genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis and life history evolution.

Similar species: True Flies
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Uploaded Jan 15, 2022. Captured Jul 5, 2021 08:00 in 552J+H4 Moncarapacho, Portugal.
  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm