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mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
Halteres — This article concerns insect anatomy. For halteres as used in ancient sports, see Halteres (ancient Greece) Halteres (pronEng|hælˈtɪəriːz; singular halter or haltere ) are small knobbed structures found as a pair in some insects. They function as … Wikipedia
Hicks' papillae — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, campaniform sensilla on the haltere base sensitive to vertical forces during flight … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
proprioceptor — n. [L. proprius, ones own; receptor, receiver] 1. Internal sense organs that lie within the body cavity and respond to internal conditions of the organism. 2. Mechanoreceptors that detect movements or position of the body parts; in arthropods,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Hicks' bottles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Campaniform sensillae of bees and ants located in the antennae in the shape of depressions or pits, and thought to be auditory in function; sensilla campaniformia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
