Sensory structures in dipteran insects encompass a diverse array of specialised organs, most notably the antennae, which host an assortment of sensilla that are critical for olfaction, ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A newly published study in the Journal of Neurophysiology reveals how blow flies (Calliphora vicina)—despite their minimal body weight—reliably detect forces through specialized ...
Quick Take Despite their tendency to spread dangerous diseases, cockroaches keep themselves clean by grooming immediately ...
(A) Wearable device for the antennae: (i) A 3D model of the cockroach’s head was used as a reference to design the wearable device for the antennae. (ii) Two hooking mechanisms were incorporated to ...
Reading several papers on common wood nymphs, Cercyonis pegala, led me to pose two questions. Insects have six legs, but how many legs do butterflies have? Can butterflies hear, and if so, where are ...
Reading several papers on common wood nymphs, Cercyonis pegala, led me to pose two questions. Insects have six legs, but how many legs do butterflies have? Can butterflies hear, and if so, where are ...
Although the organs and cells that mediate hearing in vertebrates and Drosophila appear to be very different from a morphological perspective, they share a striking evolutionary conservation of ...
Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...
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