Antenna (biology)
An antenna (plural antennae) is one of a pair of feelers (appendages) connected to the front segments of crustaceans and insects.[1] They are found on the first two segments of the head. The smaller pair are known as antennules.
Antennae are jointed and extend forward from the head. They are sensory organs. The organ may sense touch, air motion, heat, vibration (sound), and especially smell or gustation (taste).
Antenna (biology) Media
Large antennae on a longhorn beetle
Cutaway diagram of a barnacle, with antennae highlighted by arrow
Crustacean antenna - Copepoda Cyclops 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Isopoda Austroarcturus africanus 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Amphipoda Gammarus locusta 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Paguroidea 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Megalopa 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Remipedia Speleonectes tanumekes 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Thecostraca Cirrepedia 1st-antenna
Crustacean antenna - Copepoda Cyclops 2nd-antenna
References
- ↑ Concise Oxford Dictionary.