a time-lapse photo of a fly tumbling off kilter because its small wing-like halteres have been removed
The common flesh fly possesses specialized sensory organs called halteres that help them detect body rotations during flight. With her halteres removed, this fly can no longer maintain stability.

Biology’s Jessica Fox weighs in on study about how flies land

New video reveals how flies land upside-down

Science MagazineJessica Fox, assistant professor of biology, weighed in on a recent study that examined how flies land.