Fruit flies have
taste buds similiar to those on the human tongue, although they also apparnetly have taste receptors on the outside of their bodies. Weird.
Incidentally, if you're thinking "What is the name of that crazy fifth taste type the Japanese came up with?" it's
wasabi umami, loosely translated as "awesomeness." (More
here.)
To be honest, I'm not even 100% sure I can taste "bitter."
# posted by
Gerry Canavan @ 8:13 AM
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