Drosophila Collection

Fruit fly F007 / 6604
Fruit fly (order Diptera)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 473
Diptera: Drosophila cameraria (Hairy-thoraxed Cellar-fly) [Plant: Drosera anglica (English Fly-trap)] Date: 1824-39

Picture No. 10900282
Fruit Fly larva (Drosophila melanogaster) Date:

LM of Drosophila giant (polytene) chromosome
Giant chromosome. Coloured computer-enhanced light micrograph of a giant (polytene) chromosome in a salivary gland cell of the fruit fly Drosophila funebris

Fruit fly compound eye lenses, SEM C018 / 0555
Fruit fly compound eye lenses, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). A compound eye consists of many rounded lenses known as ommatidia

Coloured SEM of heads of normal & mutant fruit fly
Normal and mutated fruit fly heads. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the heads of a normal (left) and a mutated (right) fruit fly (Drosophila sp.)

Coenosia fly eating a drosophila
Fly eating another fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a large fly (Coenosia humilis, orange) eating a smaller fruit fly (Drosophila sp.)

False-col SEM of fruit fly
False-colour scanning electron micrograph of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The specimen is of the wild type, known as Oregon R. D

Coloured SEM of a Coenosia fly eating a Drosophila
Fly eating another fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a large fly (Coenosia humilis, orange) eating a smaller fruit fly (Drosophila sp.)

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Discover the intriguing world of Drosophila, the common fruit fly, through various perspectives. From Curtis British Entomology Plate 473's Fruit Fly F007/6604, to the fascinating LM giant (polytene) chromosome, these images offer a glimpse into the complex biology of this tiny organism. Explore the compound eye lenses of the fruit fly, as seen in SEM C018/0555, and marvel at the difference between normal and mutant fruit flies in coloured SEMs C10900282 and C10900283. Witness the natural world in action as a Coenosia fly feeds on a Drosophila, captured in false-colour SEM C10900285, and coloured SEM C10900286. The fruit fly may be small, but its significance in scientific research is immense, contributing to our understanding of genetics, development, and evolution.