Chapter 4. Sensory systems and behavior


Head of a dragonfly showing enormous compound eyes. (After Blaney 1976.)
Head of a dragonfly showing enormous compound eyes. (After Blaney 1976.)


4. Sensory systems and behavior

4.1. Mechanical stimuli

4.1.1. Tactile mechanoreception

4.1.2. Position mechanoreception (proprioceptors)

4.1.3. Sound reception

4.1.4. Sound production

4.2.1. Thermoreception

4.2.2. Thermoregulation

4.3. Chemical stimuli

4.3.1. Chemoreception

4.3.2. Semiochemicals: pheromones

4.3.3. Semiochemicals: kairomones, allomones, and synomones

4.4. Insect vision

4.4.1. Dermal detection

4.4.2. Stemmata

4.4.3. Ocelli

4.4.4. Compound eyes

4.4.5. Light production

4.5. Insect behavior

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