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I can find Alaska in anything!
[[Fruits|Fruit]] flies tend to be drawn to any sources of rotten or fermenting [[food]]. They reproduce by laying eggs (up to 500) among organic waste. The larvae, [[maggot|maggots]], will then hatch and feed. The lifecycle from [[egg]] to adult can be completed in about a week.
[[Fruits|Fruit]] flies tend to be drawn to any sources of rotten or fermenting [[food]]. They reproduce by laying eggs (up to 500) among organic waste. The larvae, [[maggot|maggots]], will then hatch and feed. The lifecycle from [[egg]] to adult can be completed in about a week.
[[Sarah Palin]] drew [[liberal]] criticism in the 2008 presidential election for pointing to fruit fly research in Paris, France as an example of poor use of public funds.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/27/sarahpalin-genetics-fruit-flies</ref> Unfortunately for the liberals who defended the project based on ''D. melanogaster'' genetic progress the research Palin was highlighting had nothing to do with genetics; the study in question was focused on the ecology of the Olive Fruit Fly.
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