Tag: antennae
Fossil Friday: New Kind of Silverfish Trapped in Sticky Resin
These incongruent or homoplastic characters are a notorious problem for phylogenetics and contradict the evolutionary prediction of a nested hierarchy.
Yes, Ants Think — Like Computers
Computer programmers have adapted some ant problem-solving methods to software programs (but without the need for complex chemical scents).
For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery
It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed.
Sense of Smell Requires Optimized, Scalable Network Circuitry
The ability to smell is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and sifting a torrent of input data quickly.
Meet the Fuxianhuiids: Exploding Cambrian Arthropods
True arthropods are among the most sophisticated animals that appeared without ancestors in the Cambrian explosion.