Tethered flight simulator The first step was gluing each fly head to a tungsten wire, so they would remain at the exact focal point of the X-ray beam. In this configuration, a fly will beat its ...

Researchers removed a piece of exoskeleton from the top of the fly's head and sealed it with a transparent silicon adhesive. They overlaid the window with a coverslip to enable imaging.

Terrifying image of a fly's infected 'zombie' head that has sprouted fungal stalks will haunt your dreams The photo, taken in a forest in Singapore, shows fungal stalks bursting from the insect's ...