Poreless sensilla (np-sensilla) on the antennae of 18 species from 9 insect orders, and on
the maxillary palps of Periplaneta americana were investigated using chemo-and …

Taste is crucial for honeybees for choosing profitable food sources, resins, water sources,
and for nestmate recognition. Peripheral taste detection occurs within cuticular hairs, the …

Ants are highly polyphenic Hymenoptera, with at least three distinct adult forms in the vast
majority of species. Their sexual dimorphism, however, is overlooked to the point of being a …

The antennae are a critically important component of the ant's highly elaborated chemical
communication systems. However, our understanding of the organization of the sensory …

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Nectar-foraging bees frequently face the choice of which flowers to visit and which to avoid.
One possible mechanism by which bees could discriminate between flowers before visiting …

The sensillum coelocapitulum, a hygro-and thermoreceptive sensillum of the honey bee,
Apis mellifera, was investigated by electron microscopy. The cuticular apparatus of the …

Sensilla lining the inner walls of the sacculus on the third antennal segment of Drosophila
melanogaster were studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. The sacculus …

Of all the invertebrate phyla, arthropods have invaded the terrestrial habitat most
successfully; with the exception of Crustacea they are predominantly land dwellers. Without …

Lateralization, ie, the different functional specialisation of the left and right side of the brain,
has been documented in many vertebrate species and, recently, in invertebrate species as …