Organisms often identify the source of a sound by comparing the noises that arrive at the two ears. Using some interesting tricks, a minute fly has mastered this feat as accurately as humans.
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Narins, P. In a fly's ear. Nature 410, 644–645 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35070695
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