Someone asked Melanie, the fruit fly oracle:

my backm hurts

Melanie: No, rest and a little fruit juice will help.

Deep Thought

She weighed it all up, properly.

• Antler (Antler, left) +7%: A small antler-shaped hub next to the compass. Its job is only partly understood. Led by LHPV6f1 cells.
• Motion sensor (Lobula plate, right) +3%: Senses which way the world slides past, to keep her flight straight. Led by T4d cells.
• Long-term memory lobe (Mushroom body β lobe, right) +11%: Needed to recall memories that last for days. Led by KCab-p cells.

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