It's not a bug, it's a feature: functional materials in insects
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
Vibration receptor organs in the insect leg: Neuroanatomical diversity and functional principles
Highlights•Vibration receptor organs contain mechanosensilla detecting substrate
vibrations.•Vibrations are important signals by potential mates and rivals or predator …
vibrations.•Vibrations are important signals by potential mates and rivals or predator …
Communication by substrate-borne mechanical waves in insects: from basic to applied biotremology
Biotremology is a field of study focused on an ancient way of communication by animals
endowed with specialized organs for emission and reception of substrate-borne vibrations …
endowed with specialized organs for emission and reception of substrate-borne vibrations …
Functional morphology and evolutionary diversity of vibration receptors in insects
R Lakes-Harlan, J Strauß - Studying vibrational communication, 2014 - Springer
Vibratory signals of biotic and abiotic origin occur commonly in the environment of all living
organisms. Many species deliberately produce such signals for communication purposes …
organisms. Many species deliberately produce such signals for communication purposes …
Chordotonal organs in hemipteran insects: unique peripheral structures but conserved central organization revealed by comparative neuroanatomy
H Nishino, H Mukai, T Takanashi - Cell and tissue research, 2016 - Springer
Hemipteran insects use sophisticated vibrational communications by striking body
appendages on the substrate or by oscillating the abdominal tymbal. There has been …
appendages on the substrate or by oscillating the abdominal tymbal. There has been …
Vibration detection in arthropods: Signal transfer, biomechanics and sensory adaptations
In arthropods, the detection of vibrational signals and stimuli is essential in several
behaviours, including mate recognition and pair formation, prey detection, and predator …
behaviours, including mate recognition and pair formation, prey detection, and predator …
Dual, multilayered somatosensory maps formed by antennal tactile and contact chemosensory afferents in an insect brain
The antennae of most insects move actively and detect the physical and chemical
composition of objects encountered by using their associated tactile sensors. Positional …
composition of objects encountered by using their associated tactile sensors. Positional …
The subgenual organ complex in stick insects: Functional morphology and mechanical coupling of a complex mechanosensory organ
Leg chordotonal organs in insects show different adaptations to detect body movements,
substrate vibrations, or airborne sound. In the proximal tibia of stick insects occur two …
substrate vibrations, or airborne sound. In the proximal tibia of stick insects occur two …
The complex tibial organ of the New Zealand ground weta: sensory adaptations for vibrational signal detection
J Strauß, K Lomas, LH Field - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
In orthopteran insects, a complex tibial organ has evolved to detect substrate vibrations
and/or airborne sound. Species of New Zealand weta (Anostostomatidae) with tympanal …
and/or airborne sound. Species of New Zealand weta (Anostostomatidae) with tympanal …
Sensory neuroanatomy of stick insects highlights the evolutionary diversity of the orthopteroid subgenual organ complex
J Strauß, R Lakes‐Harlan - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The subgenual organ is a scolopidial sense organ located in the tibia of many insects. In this
study the neuroanatomy of the subgenual organ complex of stick insects is clarified for two …
study the neuroanatomy of the subgenual organ complex of stick insects is clarified for two …