Fulfill the vampire flies of the Galápagos Islands
AnimalsDarwin's popular finches are under risk from these parasitic flies. Brand-new research study reveals some have a much better opportunity of survival than others.Released February 15, 2024In the 1950s, an insect rode to the Galapagos Islands, that shining beacon of biodiversity that's home to huge tortoises, free-diving marine iguanas, and the world-famous finches that motivated Charles Darwin's theory of advancement by natural choice.The beginner is called the bird vampire fly, and it its young offspring do not play great.Female flies lay their eggs in bird nests, and when the eggs hatch, those infant vampires begin measuring up to their name: At initially, the larvae are so little, they twitch inside the nostril of a chick and feed upon the soft, fleshy tissue within. After molting...