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The sting
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Most bite (i.e spiders, ants)
the only true sting are Hymenopetras Used in hunting and for defense Only females sting Honeybee stings, kill the bee Wasp stings are smooth, and are able to be used multiple times |
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Results of Venom
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Neurotoxic - paralysis of nervous system
Hemorrhagic - increase in permeability of blood capillaries Hemolytic - destruction of red blood cells allergic reactions |
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What do insects need to feel pain?
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appropriate nervous system
behavioral indications evolutionary usefulness for the experience of pain |
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Nervous System
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Input (afferent)
Relay (efferent) Output (internucial) Neurons are always unidirectional and can be unipolar, bipolar, multipolar |
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Sensory System
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bristles and hairs on body are part of nervous system
mechanosensory chemosensory |
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How do insects see?
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Eyes are composed of cells called Ommatidia
Brain deals w/ optic input |
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Do insects feel pain
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No, they lack free nerve endings. Us as humans have nociceptors to determine our feeling of pain
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