In that vein: inflated wing veins contribute to butterfly hearing.
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SUBMITTER: Sun P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6227864 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
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In that vein: inflated wing veins contribute to butterfly hearing.
Sun Penghui P Mhatre Natasha N Mason Andrew C AC Yack Jayne E JE
Biology letters 20181017 10
Insects have evolved a diversity of hearing organs specialized to detect sounds critical for survival. We report on a unique structure on butterfly wings that enhances hearing. The Satyrini are a diverse group of butterflies occurring throughout the world. One of their distinguishing features is a conspicuous swelling of their forewing vein, but the functional significance of this structure is unknown. Here, we show that wing vein inflations function in hearing. Using the common wood nymph, <i>C ...[more]
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