Flies of the Diopsidae family have the amazing feature of having their eyes positioned at the tip of outgrowths called ocular peduncles located on each
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A speed that blinds!
One of the most universal needs of animals is to understand the environment in which they live to move in complex and diverse environments in
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Sensory receptors in insects: mechanoreceptors – Part 3: tension and stretch receptors
Third part : tension and stretch receptors (prioceptors) Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and forming the cuticle
A beetle that is not lacking in spiciness: Onychocerus albitarsis
Anatomical structures whose role is venom injection have appeared independently in several orders of arthropods. They can thus be found in Chelerates (scorpions and spiders),
Cryoprotection: the art of surviving extreme cold
In the Arctic and subarctic regions, living organisms must, during winter, survive extreme temperatures sometimes reaching -60°C. There are two strategies for this: Protect from
Hypocephalus armatus: a (very) unusual long-horned beetle
Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle em>Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle of a unique morphology among long horn beetles (long
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Desert ants of the species Cataglyphis bombycina live in environments with extreme temperature conditions. In the middle of the day, despite an outside temperature sometimes
Sensory receptors in insects: Mechanoreceptors – Part II: Chordotonic organs
Second part : chordotonal organs Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and forming the cuticle (lire th article).
Morpho’s blue colour: a structural origin
Color is not an intrinsic characteristic (own to) of living objects and organisms. It depends on the type of receivers and the information processing process
