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LOVE this thread. Sam walks us through how his group determined that treehoppers can tell friend from foe by sensing their static charge with these weird antenna structures. Very cool.
Sam EnglandWhy do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...