Investigating Evolution: Four Winged Fruit Flies

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  • I think the four winged fruit fly is a fascinating mutint. Flys are quite unique for having two wings, while four wings are more common among insect species. Even the tecnical name for the fly group, Diptera, means "two wings". It is interesting to see a fly without this trait. The wings seem to replace the halteres. I was unsure whether it was even a fly at first. Note: I posted two comments because I could not give a decent critique with the length limit.

  • I don't like the denial of evolution. I noticed one logical inconsistincy. Towards the end 2:20 they claim that there is no such thing as a benificial mutation. Yet a couple minuites ago 0:28 they admitted that mutation can cause anitbiotic resistince in bacteria. Well restistince to any kind of poison in the environment counts as a benificial mutation. It can even work against natural poisons in some animals, plants and fungi.

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