Sensory structures in dipteran insects encompass a diverse array of specialised organs, most notably the antennae, which host an assortment of sensilla that are critical for olfaction, ...

Hemipteran insects possess a diverse array of sensory structures and intricately adapted mouthparts that underpin their remarkable ecological versatility. Their sensory organs, including antennal and ...

A queen in a paperwasp colony largely stays in the dark. The worker wasps, who fly outside to seek food and building materials, see much more of the world around them. A new study indicates that the ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

Scans of ancient fish revealed that the sensitive inner layer of teeth may have developed from sensory tissues in the protective armor of these fish, which may explain the high sensitivity of today’s ...

On this photograph, an adult specimen of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is seen from above. In the centre of the image, it is possible to distinguish the aboral organ, a complex sensory structure.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure. New research from the Institute of ...