Whiskers, or facial vibrissae, function primarily as a replacement or supplement to short-distance vision by detecting forces and vibrations around them (Williams and Kramer 2010). Each whisker acts as a transducer, converting mechanical information about the environment into an electrical…
Month: April 2019
Navigation in Insects – How Do They Get Home?
To many people, insects don’t exactly come across as “sophisticated” animals. However, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to these small creatures. The amazing navigation systems of insects, such as the “waggle dance” of bees to communicate…
From Wolves to Dogs: the role of neural crest cells in changing one of man’s biggest fears into his best friend
Dogs are our closest companions. There are currently 77 million dogs in the United states – a number that outpaces the 74 million children under the age of 18. Most people know that dogs descended from wolves, but far fewer…
Worms up to Twelve Times the Length of Their Host, and That’s Just The Beginning
What arthropod doesn’t like a nice refreshing swim after a long day of being eaten from the inside out?
What’s the Deal With Pathogenic Manipulation?
And more importantly, how do I make sure it never happens to me?
Introduction of Electric Fish
This blog post is going to give you a foundation on what an electric fish is and how their special sensory organs works to allow these organisms to thrive in their environment. There are two different types of electric fish:…