Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves

Friday, December 21, 2018 - 09:20 in Physics & Chemistry

All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund University have now shown how hawkmoths use mechanosensors in their antennae to control fast flight manoeuvres.

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