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Scholarpedia, 2014 Insects have an elaborate sense of touch. Their most important source for tactile information is the pair of feelers on the head: the antennae (Figure 1; singular: antenna). The stick insect Carausius morosus is one of four major study organisms for the insect tactile sense.
Dürr, Volker +3 more
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Entomological Communications, 2020 Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray, 1835 (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) is a species of stick bug native to Brazil and considered one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.
Caio C. Truzi +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 The thorny devil stick insect (Eurycantha calcarata) is a common invertebrate maintained under human care. Blood (hemolymph) transfusions are a widely used therapeutic tool in other species, but investigation in terrestrial arthropods remains scarce ...
Taylor M. Gregory +5 more
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Loss and recovery of wings in stick insects [PDF]
Nature, 2003 The evolution of wings was the central adaptation allowing insects to escape predators, exploit scattered resources, and disperse into new niches, resulting in radiations into vast numbers of species. Despite the presumed evolutionary advantages associated with full-sized wings (macroptery), nearly all pterygote (winged) orders have many partially ...
Whiting, Michael F. +2 more
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Water Scorpions, Water Stick-Insects Ranatra spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nepidae)
EDIS, 2021 Commonly mistaken for other objects due to its appearance, hence the common name water stick-insect, this slender reddish-brown insect is commonly found in fresh or brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) (Anufriyeva et al. 2016). They are ambush
Taryn Griffith, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
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The littoral rock fauna of three highland lakes in Tasmania [PDF]
, 1974 The littoral rock fauna of Dove Lake, Lakes Sorell and Crescent comprise 14, 26 and 20 species respectively. Within each lake the fauna varies greatly from rock to rock, but in general, rocks resting on stick or leaf litter harbor more individuals than ...
Leonard, BV, Timms, BV
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Insects, 2021 Insects of the order Phasmatodea are mainly distributed in the tropics and subtropics and are best known for their remarkable camouflage as plants. In this study, we sequenced three complete mitochondrial genomes from three different families: Orestes ...
Ke-Ke Xu +6 more
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Chemiluminescent Tags for Tracking Insect Movement in Darkness: Application to Moth Photo-Orientation [PDF]
, 2017 The flight tracks of Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) flying toward a 5 watt incandescent light bulb were recorded under low light conditions with the aid of a camera-mounted photomultiplier and a glowing marker technique.
Gewax, Lawrence J +3 more
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Cytochrome P450 Genes Expressed in Phasmatodea Midguts
Insects, 2022 Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are xenobiotic detoxification genes found in most eukaryotes, and linked in insects to the tolerance of plant secondary chemicals and insecticide resistance. The number and diversity of CYP clans, families, and subfamilies that an
Matan Shelomi
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The influence of surface energy on the self-cleaning of insect adhesive devices [PDF]
, 2012 The ability of insects to adhere to surfaces is facilitated by the use of adhesive organs found on the terminal leg segments. These adhesive pads are inherently 'tacky' and are expected to be subject to contamination by particulates, leading to loss of ...
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