Fruit Fly male sex comb (Drosophila melanogaster) Science Image

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Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) sex comb, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The sex comb is found only on the front legs of males and is one of the most rapidly evolving male-specific traits in Drosophila. Magnification: x957 when printed 10 centimetres wide.