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The larvae of the black soldier fly larva. Credit: Georgia
The larvae of the black soldier fly larva. Credit: Georgia Tech
Shishkov and her team have studied how maggot maggots, also known as "mammals of the sea" or "mammal larvae," are able to move in so many different ways. First, they move slowly. The larvae are much larger than the adult black soldier flies, meaning that they are more effective at feeding on the larger prey they encounter. This means that if they can do this quickly, they can consume as many as 10 times more pizzas, and then they eat more pizza. This strategy also helps the larvae eat more pizza. When they have to move, the maggots can still eat. With a little extra work, they can do the same as the adult black soldier flies.
The researchers measured how quickly the larvae made this move. They found that this is important in determining how much maggots can feed on a given pizza. The researchers found that maggots were able to feed about 3.7 times faster than adult maggots in a single meal, though there's still a lot of work to be done.
And there's more. The researchers also found that maggots that feed more quickly also get some nutrients. This means that they could use this to improve their diets, and help them control their food intake.
"We have a lot of interest in how we develop strategies to help these organisms to thrive in the environment, and I'm excited about finding other ways to help control their food supply," Shishkov said.
This work suggests that maggots can be used as a tool to control food supply, but may also be useful in trying to control the size of food in your home or office.
"We have shown that maggots can be very effective in controlling food supply, and we hope that this study will help make more research on maggots in the future," said Virginia Williams, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Washington. "It is very exciting that maggots are now being found in the wild and in a much more sustainable way."
The researchers used this work to explore a potential mechanism for the maggots' ability to regulate food supply. They used a technique known as entomological clustering to quantify population size in the wild. In the study, the team divided the population of black soldier flies into different groups and then divided them by the number of individuals in the group. Using this information, the
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