Ear pinnae in a neotropical katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) function as ultrasound guides for bat detection

Ear pinnae in a neotropical katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) function as ultrasound guides for bat detection

Early predator detection is a key component of the predator-prey arms race and has driven the evolution of multiple animal hearing systems. Katydids (Insecta) have sophisticated ears, each consisting of paired tympana on each foreleg that receive sound both externally, through the air, and internall...

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Main Authors: Christian A Pulver, Emine Celiker, Charlie Woodrow, Inga Geipel, Carl D Soulsbury, Darron A Cullen, Stephen M Rogers, Daniel Veitch, Fernando Montealegre-Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
bushcricket
bioacoustics
ultrasound hearing
3D printing
bat predation
fossil
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/77628

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