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COLE1 has observed that Drosophila melanogaster sometimes walks against an air current. Flügge2 showed that this reaction only occurred when the air was scented, and must therefore be regarded as orientation by smell. However, reactions to air currents without smell do occur in Drosophila.
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KALMUS, H. Anemotaxis in Drosophila. Nature 150, 405 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150405a0
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