Mosquito Antennae Pits (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Mosquito Antennae Pits

Caption

Pits at the end of the mosquito’s antennae shield the peg-like structures that detect thermal IR.

Credit

DeBeaubien and Chandel et al.

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