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minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIncreased surface area. Only male glowworms metamorphose into adult forms and they use their feathery antennae to track females down by their pheromones. Increased antenna surface area helps them pick up those pheromones.
why does it have curly tim burton antennae?
Increased surface area. Only male glowworms metamorphose into adult forms and they use their feathery antennae to track females down by their pheromones. Increased antenna surface area helps them pick up those pheromones.