Dave Barry: Centuries later, women still baffle men: "According to this article, when a male fruit fly wants to have sex with a female fruit fly, he goes through a series of specific steps, the first one being to pound down approximately eight martinis.
No, wait, that's what a human guy would do if he were going to attempt to mate with a female who had six legs and 17,000 eyeballs, which trust me is not out of the question for some guys, and you know who you are. What male fruit flies do is engage in a courtship ritual that includes, according to the Reuters article, 'tapping the female, extending and vibrating a wing and singing.' (The article doesn't say what they sing, but I assume it's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe,' by the late Barry White)."