Mikes Film Talk

Fruit Fly to Spider Say Hello to My Little Friends

Every so often nature provides something that is stunning in its simplicity. It can also amaze with an almost perfect replication of reality. There is a fruit fly called “Goniurellia tridens” which has been referred to as a 3-in-1 insect. This insect can apparently, using almost perfect replicas of its predators, go up to a spider and a la “Scarface,” say “hello to my little friends.”