Fruit flies and love

摘要

What's the quickest way to a man's heart? No, not through the chest wall with a knife. According to Mom wisdom, it's a cozy meal, in a penumbra of pleasure that mingles the fragrant food with the cook. If men are anything like common fruit flies — and who's to say they're not at times; heaven knows women are — Mom was right. Anyway, that's the romantic ploy of female fruit flies, for whom a dinner date is the ultimate rush. And rush it literally is, since they live only about 25 days and can't afford to be shy. Still, the males need to be in the right mood, and the females are surprisingly picky and manipulative, given their short careers. Did I mention that some fruit flies have come-hither eyes?