Pilifers provide rapid mechanosensory feedback during floral tracking in hawkmoths
Meghna Anand, Mauro Torres, Bingni W. Brunton, Thomas L. Daniel, Alison I. Weber, Tanvi Deora
This study investigates whether pilifers provide mechanosensory feedback during floral tracking in hawkmoths, finding that they respond to lateral motions with rapid latency and extensive neural connections.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience