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Sending fruit fly hugs to people who can’t be with their loved ones this Christmas

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2021-12-21

Day 17 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila americana and Drosophila novamexicana

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2021-12-17

Day 16 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila prolongata

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2021-12-16

Day 14 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: Drosophila gunungcola
(read🧵to understand the drawing 😉)

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2021-12-14

Day 11 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.

Today: D. heteroneura


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2021-12-11

❄️ Lady Gypsophila. A remarkable elf born to rule. She evolves into a princess, queen, and then becomes the Frost Queen herself. She specializes in massive frost-burns as she cleaves at you with her massive axe-scythe! ❄️ https://t.co/CFokgNLgPh

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2021-12-09

Day 3 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.
Today: D. endobranchia.


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2021-12-03

Day 1 on our Advent Calendar featuring non-melanogaster species.
Today: D. suzukii.



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2021-12-02

Hmm I think it’s no longer too early to buy Christmas cards - I’ve got lots of themed cards on Redbubble!

https://t.co/8vv3BcHA0F

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2021-11-20