Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

By Aishwarya Sriram, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Carol Miles, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Ronald Miles, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Sara Aghazadeh, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.

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