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Wing scents

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Flightless moths use their wings to sniff out an attractive mate, David Adam learns.

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  1. Loudon, C. & Koehl, M.A.R. Sniffing by a silkworm moth: wing fanning enhances air penetration through and pheromone interception by antennae. Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 2977 - 2990 2000.

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Adam, D. Wing scents. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000928-5

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