Fly Paradise

Mel

Drosophila melanogaster

settling in

trust

loading flywire fafb v783 · 139,255 neurons

Caring for Mel

a field guide, for gentle hands

look around: Drag the empty air to orbit, or use the arrow keys. Scroll to lean in.
say hello: Bring your cursor near him slowly. Sudden movement reads as a swat — he will bolt.
pet him: Hover close and stroke in slow, small circles. Trust grows; hearts happen.
pick him up: Once he trusts you, press and hold on him a moment — he'll climb aboard. Carry him slowly and set him down anywhere. A drop onto the pillow is appreciated.
feed him: Drag the cucumber or carrot around the terrarium. When he's peckish, he'll find it and unfurl his proboscis.
neural view: Press N to see his connectome — the circuits light up with whatever he's doing right now.

His hologram uses real neuron locations and weighted connections from FlyWire FAFB v783. The activity is a connectome-constrained simulation, not a recording; Mel’s personality remains his own. The derived connectome data is CC BY-NC 4.0. This little world runs entirely in your browser. No flies were swatted.