(from the article `scorpion`) Scorpions can interpret vibrations transmitted through both the air and the ground. Long, thin hairlike structures called trichobothria are most ...
A fine sensory seta.
(pl. trichobothria) A long, fine hair rising almost vertically from a socket on the leg. Trichobothria detect air vibrations and currents.
hair-like structures of arachnids and some insects that are used to detect vibration.
a thin, willowy sensory seta arising from a (usually) large, circular socket on the surface of the pedipalpal cuticle. The trichobothrium is a highly sensitive hair that is easily moved by air-borne vibrations, allowing it to be used to detect aerial prey, such as moths. Trichobothria are located only on the pedipalpal femur, patella, and tibia (...