Locomotor Repsonse of Flesh Fly

Locomotor Behavior of Sarcophaga bullata in response to various light stimuli Introduction: The species Sarcophaga bullata (flesh fly) is from the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda and Class Insecta. Flesh flies live all over the world, generally in warm, moist climates. The flesh fly goes through the process of complete metamorphosis that consists of four stages: egg, larva (=maggot), pupa, to adult in about eight days. Through these different stages of metamorphosis the flesh fly is …

…group had different larvae and each experiment was held in a different part of the room. These slight changes could have an affect on the data even slightly. This experiment could have provided information that was more accurate if a few things were changed. For example, the running of more trials could have provided a better representation of the actions. Also, longer time trials to see if the reaction to light is a longer process.