The cyclopean ear: a new sense for the praying mantis.
The cyclopean ear: a new sense for the praying mantis.
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独眼耳朵：螳螂的新感觉。
DOI：
10.1126/science.3945806
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发表时间：
1986
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
R. Hoy
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作者：
D. D. Yager;R. Hoy
螳螂，被认为是聋子，拥有敏感和专门的听觉。神经记录显示，听觉系统主要对25至45千赫的超声波做出反应，阈值为55至60分贝。其他具有听觉鼓膜的昆虫具有成对的、横向放置的耳朵;螳螂只有一只耳朵，位于后胸腿之间的腹侧中线。有些种类的螳螂在受到超声波脉冲刺激时会突然戏剧性地改变它们的飞行路线，这表明它们对食虫蝙蝠的行为反应。
The praying mantis, thought to be deaf, possesses a sensitive and specialized acoustic sense. Neural recordings show that the auditory system responds primarily to ultrasound between 25 and 45 kilohertz with thresholds of 55 to 60 decibels. Other insects with auditory tympana possess paired, laterally placed ears; the mantis has only a single ear that is located in the ventral midline between the metathoracic legs. Some species of mantis abruptly and dramatically alter their flight path when stimulated with ultrasonic pulses, suggesting a behavioral response to insectivorous echo-locating bats.