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Flies were subjected to a vertical free fall. Left: An intact fly startles and flies off the wall shortly after the container begins to fall. Right: The same fly as at left with halteres ablated. No startle or attempt to fly off the wall is observed.

Haltere removal alters responses to gravity in standing flies

Kathryn A. Daltorio, and Jessica L. Fox

Journal of Experimental Biology 2018. 221:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.181719