Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster
Insects and ArachnidsConservation: Not Evaluated
A tiny fly with red eyes that gathers around ripe and fermenting fruit. The common fruit fly is one of the most important animals in genetics research, having led to several Nobel Prizes.
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