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Antenna (zoology)

life science Maturity 9-11

Small bugs have feelers on their heads.

Rosalia alpina side.JPG
Rosalia alpina side.JPG
These feelers help them sense the world. They can smell food in the air. They can feel things touch them. This helps the bugs stay safe. Do you have feelers too?

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File:Rosalia alpina side.JPG
Rosalia alpina side.JPG
File:Barnacle anatomy - antenna highlighted.svg
Barnacle anatomy - antenna highlighted.svg
File:Crustacean antenna - Copepoda Cyclops 1st-antenna.svg
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File:Crustacean antenna - Isopoda Austroarcturus africanus 1st-antenna.svg
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File:Crustacean antenna - Amphipoda Gammarus locusta 1st-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Amphipoda Gammarus...
File:Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Paguroidea 1st-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Paguroidea...
File:Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Megalopa 1st-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Decapoda Megalopa...
File:Crustacean antenna - Remipedia Speleonectes tanumekes 1st-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Remipedia...
File:Crustacean antenna - Thecostraca Cirrepedia 1st-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Thecostraca...
File:Crustacean antenna - Copepoda Cyclops 2nd-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Copepoda Cyclops...
File:Crustacean antenna - Isopoda Austroarcturus africanus 2nd-antenna.svg
Crustacean antenna - Isopoda...
File:Crustacean antenna - Amphipoda Gammarus locusta 2nd-antenna.svg
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