Comment on Can flies recognize that I'm holding a flyswatter?

YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• LastSprinkles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s really interesting. How do we know this?

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think the simple answer is that they are much smaller, so their neurons are shorter, so signals get there much quicker. They don’t really have brains though so I wouldn’t be too jealous.

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  • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    gulbenkian.pt/…/why-are-flies-so-much-faster-than….

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