Midge antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the antenna of a midge (a type of small fly). The antenna is covered with sensor

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Midge antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the antenna of a midge (a type of small fly). The antenna is covered with sensory hairs that allow the midge to smell food and sense movements. Insects have two antennae, found on the head between the eyes. Magnification unknown.

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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anatomy, animal, antenna, coloured, fly, hair, hairs, hairy, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, midge, nature, sem, sense, sensitive, sensory, wildlife, zoology