A sensillum (pl.= sensilla) is an arthropod sensory organ protruding from the cuticle, or sometimes lying within or beneath it. Sensilla are divided in chemical, mechanical (e.g. : Campaniform sensilla), thermal and visual. ...
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(from the article `insect`) ...the periphery of the body just below the cuticle. Sensory neurons occur as single cells or small clusters of cells; the distal process, or ... Regions of the insect body known to bear chemoreceptors have many types of so-called hair sensilla, named on the basis of their shape. The following ... Exceedin...
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(plural form is sensilla) insect sense organ
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