Fruit Flies' Play-Like Carousel Interaction
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Evidence of play-like interaction with carousel in insects

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Scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behaviour in flies.
They found that fruit flies ( Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.
While many flies avoided the carousel, others visited it repeatedly and for long periods.
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