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Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study.

All that precipitation also spurs the spread of pests like the fruit fly and the growth of fungal diseases, all of which are becoming a growing problem as the planet warms.

But it wasn't until October that scientists studying the brain of a fruit fly mapped the position, shape and connections of every single one of its 130,000 cells and 50 million connections.

“It is highly conserved across species — believe it or not, but even fruit flies sleep.”

They are found in many organisms, including bacteria, yeasts, humans, mice, fruit flies and frogs.