{"id":149798,"date":"2022-05-20T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/shop\/produkt\/drosophila-melanogaster-small-fruit-fly\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:24:49","slug":"drosophila-melanogaster-small-fruit-fly","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/shop\/product\/drosophila-melanogaster-small-fruit-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Small fruit fly &#8220;ant&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #99cc33;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Perfect for rearing young animals<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <strong>small fruit fly <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"s2\">&#8220;Ant&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> (<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Drosophila melanogaster<\/span><span class=\"s1\">) is a flightless breeding form that is ideal as a food animal for a variety of invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. With its very small size, it is ideal for rearing young animals or for species with a particularly small prey spectrum, such as jumping spiders, young mantids, tiny geckos or small poison dart frogs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The special feature of the &#8220;ant&#8221; breeding form is that it has no wings and instead moves by hopping. This unusual movement pattern encourages many animals to hunt and ensures active feeding behavior. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These fruit flies are extremely uncomplicated to keep. They can be easily propagated in commercially available breeding mixtures with nutrient-rich medium. At room temperature, it usually only takes 10-14 days for the eggs to hatch into adult, food-ready flies. This means that fresh and live food is available at all times.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thanks to their wingless nature, the small &#8220;ant&#8221; fruit flies are very easy to handle and cannot simply fly away &#8211; a clear advantage when feeding in smaller containers or with fast hunters. Their lively and hopping behavior also creates a natural hunting situation that encourages your animals&#8217; instincts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Whether for rearing sensitive young animals or as a varied food source &#8211; the <strong>Small Fruit Fly &#8220;Ant&#8221;<\/strong> is a nutritious, easy to keep and extremely popular choice with many animals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect for rearing young animals The small fruit fly &#8220;Ant&#8221; (Drosophila melanogaster) is a flightless breeding form that is ideal as a food animal for a variety of invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. 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