The fruit fly uses tiny openings, called spiracles, located on its thorax and abdomen to control the “proper exchange of respiratory gases while reducing water loss, ” states the paper.
Äädikakärbsed kasutavad selleks protsessiks rindmikus ja tagakehas asuvaid tillukesi hingamisavasid, et tagada „vajalik gaasivahetus ning vähendada samal ajal veekadu ”, teatab ajaleht.