Sensory hairs on the antenna of a moth, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The hairs are used to detect touch and vibrations. Moth antennae

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Sensory hairs on the antenna of a moth, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The hairs are used to detect touch and vibrations. Moth antennae are also used to detect pheromones and to locate food sources.

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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: anatomical, anatomy, animal, antenna, biological, biology, coloured, entomology, false-coloured, fauna, hair, hairs, insect, invertebrate, invertebrates, moth, nature, sem, sensation, sensory, tactile, wildlife, zoological, zoology