Pilifer
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Pilifer
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A pilifer ("hair-bearing") or labral pilifer is part of a hearing organ found on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina. This organ detects the high-pitched echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats, and enables the moth to elude them. Each of these two "ears" consists of a chordotonal organ of a single sensory cell attached to the base of the labral pilifer, a bristled structure located next to the moth's tongue. This organ functions in conjunction with the labial palp, the second
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Part of a hearing organ found on the heads of hawkmoths
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilifer
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2020-11-19T00:45:20Z
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