The fruit fly is a fly which feeds on fruits. It lays its eggs inside a fruit. The larvae that hatch out tunnel their way through the fruit. The most colourful fruit fly is the peacock fly, so called because of its beautiful, colourful wings. It has the habit of strutting on fruits.
Scientists have found that fruit flies and humans have similar sleeping patterns. They sleep at night and are active during the day. Elderly (33 days old and more) fruit flies have erratic sleeping habits unlike the young, and a fruitfly deprived of sleep, must nap longer to recover.
Researchers are now trying to find out if these flies dream like humans.