Highlights•Vibration receptor organs contain mechanosensilla detecting substrate
vibrations.•Vibrations are important signals by potential mates and rivals or predator …

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 …

Highlights•FeCO structure and function mirrors the diversity of insects.•Tibial flexion
stretches FeCO, activating the neurons embedded within.•FeCO is range fractionated; it is …

In spite of the high relevance of lumbricid earthworms ('Oligochaeta': Lumbricidae) for soil
structure and functioning, the taxonomy of this group of terrestrial invertebrates remains in a …

Hemipteran insects use sophisticated vibrational communications by striking body
appendages on the substrate or by oscillating the abdominal tymbal. There has been …

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 …

Psyllids, or jum** plant lice (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea), are a group of small
phytophagous insects that include some important pests of crops worldwide. Sexual …

In arthropods, the detection of vibrational signals and stimuli is essential in several
behaviours, including mate recognition and pair formation, prey detection, and predator …

Somatosensory neurons provide the nervous system with information about mechanical
forces originating inside and outside the body. Here, we use connectomics from electron …

The legs of insects play an important role in their daily behaviour, especially reproduction.
Entomologists have performed much research on the role of the leg in different behaviours …