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Flies off-kilter

Some males of new species have one limb bigger than the other

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Unlike the guy with two left feet, males of a new species of dance fly from Japan’s Mt. Fuji often grow feet that don’t match at all.

FLY GUYS Foreleg fashions vary for males of a newly named species of dance fly that grows balloonlike ornaments, sometimes on both legs (left), sometimes on one (right) or none.