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Blind Bug's Amazing Trade: This Fly Gives Up Its Eyes to Eat Better

Tuesday 2 June 2026 ScienceDaily
Blind Bug's Amazing Trade: This Fly Gives Up Its Eyes to Eat Better

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A tiny fly called a deer ked has discovered an incredible survival trick—once it finds a host animal to live on, it sheds its wings and actually turns down its eyesight! By using less energy on seeing, the fly can put all that power into feeding and making babies instead. It's like the fly is saying, "I don't need to look around anymore because I found my perfect home!"
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