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So they used laser microscopy, which revealed sensory hairs or sensilla of various shapes: curved or straight, thick or thin, sticking out or lying flat.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

“Modern ants use those sensilla for a gazillion other things,” says Daniel Kronauer, a myrmecologist at Rockefeller University who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

Females detect the vibrations using exoskeletal sensory structures called "slit sensilla," which are basically cracks covered by a strain-sensitive membrane.

From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2011