The egg hatches into a nymph about the size of a fruit fly. Drosophila bifurca is a species of fruit fly. Phototransduction process in invertebrates like the fruit fly is different from the vertebrates. The Mediterranean fruit fly is a global agricultural pest. "B. dorsalis" is a species of tephritid fruit fly. Different bacteria dominate at different developmental stages of the fruit fly. The neotenic centriole of fruit fly resembles an early procentriole . Bistability has also been described in the embryonic development of "Drosophila melanogaster" (the fruit fly). Divisekera worked on the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in fruit fly embryos in Canberra. Neurogenesis has been best characterized in model organisms such as the fruit fly "Drosophila melanogaster". However, they are not exceptionally radiation-resistant compared to other insects, such as the fruit fly. Also, fruit fly larvae often damage the seed testa. The female fruit fly prefers a shorter duration when it comes to sex. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Some animals like the fruit fly do not have any cytoplasmic intermediate filaments.