Movie 2

Part 1. Intact and haltereless flies show a robust gaze stabilization response when stimulated with wide-field motion at 30° sec-1. Left: intact fly; right: haltereless fly.
Part 2. Left: intact flies show a strong gaze stabilization response when stimulated with wide-field motion at 90° sec-1. Note that the amplitude of head movement is maximal, with the head rotating until it touches the edge of the thorax. Right: haltereless flies show an obvious, but smaller, gaze stabilization response when stimulated with wide-field motion at 90° sec-1.

Cross-modal influence of mechanosensory input on gaze responses to visual motion in Drosophila

Shwetha Mureli, Ilakkiya Thanigaivelan, Michael L. Schaffer, and Jessica L. Fox

Journal of Experimental Biology 2017. 220:2218-2227; doi: 10.1242/jeb.146282