[KosmicKitty]

Since fruit flies existed since before fighter jets, I would say that fighter jets use fruit fly moves

[GeronL]

Gripping news, this is the most important story they can cover right now I guess

[Yo-Yo]

"I don't think it's really something that will impact farmers or fruit growers, because I don't think there's really any application that has to do with pest control that will manipulate or take advantage of these escape responses."

Wrong answer if the researcher anticipated continued research funding.

[BereanBrain]

I think fruit flies existed BEFORE jet fighters. Therefore, Jet Fighters are using Fruit Fly moves.

Intelligent Design.

Or should we just put jet fighter parts in a tumbler and see what emerges?

[GreenLanternCorps]

But can fruit flies do a Thatch Weave?

[minnesota_bound]

The F-16 Deer fly has quite a bite.
The A-10 Chigger bugs the heck out of it’s enemies.

[ops33]

I have several Purple Martin houses in my backyard, love to watch them fly in the spring. I have noticed that when a martin approaches the house and is flying too fast they make a maneuver similar to a fighter jet on a visual approach to a runway. They fly an overhead pattern. They fly past the house, make a 180 degree turn, fly in the opposite direction from the house, make another 180 degree turn, and land on the house. All the while losing speed and altitude, exactly as I thousands of F-4’s do during my career.

[hattend]

Researchers at the University of Washington

How much federal grant money was wasted on this?

No fat anywhere in the budget, absolutely none!