INSECTS by INSECTS

Fruit Fly Breeding:

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- The life cycle of fruit flies

happens very quickly!
- Just a couple of weeks
can produce many
generations of fruit flies!
- Female fruit flies are
bigger than males

Challenge!
using only a jar with a
cotton lid, a crumpled
piece of paper, and a
single item from your
kitchen, create a home
that can sustain
multiple generations of
fruit flies.

Materials:

Additional Challenges:
1. Determine how many
life stages fruit flies go
through .
2. Identify and draw the
differences between
male and female fruit
flies .
3. Determine the length
of each life stage.

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Jar with cotton lid

piece of paper
item from your kitchen
magnifying glass
your textbook
Hints:

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