Sensilla on the labial palps of the cave species Tachycines plumiopedella Li, Feng &amp; Luo, 2021 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae)

Kesong, Yin,; Huang, Shihui; Luo, Chenxi

doi:10.1007/s00435-023-00594-8

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“…Leaf-cutting ants ( Atta vollenweideri ), for instance, can utilize the temperature receptors of their appendages to detect intense heat outside their nests as indicators of where to locate food [ 156 ]. Cave-dwelling crickets ( Tachycines plumiopedella ) rely on thermosensation to detect temperature gradients and locate appropriate habitats in the environment, utilizing hair receptors on their labial palps [ 157 ]. In plants such as the Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ), heat was observed to trigger closure of their trap [ 158 ].…”

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Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales

Amador,

van Oorschot,

Liao

et al. 2024

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.

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Hair, or hair-like fibrillar structures, are ubiquitous in biology, from fur on the bodies of mammals, over trichomes of plants, to the mastigonemes on the flagella of single-celled organisms. While these long and slender protuberances are passive, they are multifunctional and help to mediate interactions with the environment. They provide thermal insulation, sensory information, reversible adhesion, and surface modulation (e.g., superhydrophobicity). This review will present various functions that biological hairs have been discovered to carry out, with the hairs spanning across six orders of magnitude in size, from the millimeter-thick fur of mammals down to the nanometer-thick fibrillar ultrastructures on bateriophages. The hairs are categorized according to their functions, including protection (e.g., thermal regulation and defense), locomotion, feeding, and sensing. By understanding the versatile functions of biological hairs, bio-inspired solutions may be developed across length scales.

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