Hygroreception

Hygroreception is the ability to detect changes in the moisture and humidity content of an environment. It is a sense that is not present in humans. Some insects have this sense.[1] The structure responsible for this sense is a hygroreceptor.[2][3] In a study conducted upon nematodes, both thermal and mechanical neural pathways are required in order for a specimen to react to humidity. This supports the theory that hygroreception is a result of thermal and mechanical stimuli.[4]

References
  1. Rivers DB, Dahlem GA (2014). The Science of Forensic Entomology. EBL-Schweitzer. Wiley. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-119-94036-4. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Enjin A, Zaharieva EE, Frank DD, Mansourian S, Suh GS, Gallio M, Stensmyr MC (May 2016). "Humidity Sensing in Drosophila". Current Biology. 26 (10): 1352–1358. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.049. PMC 5305172. PMID 27161501.
  3. Tichy H, Kallina W (16 January 2013). "Evaporative Function of Cockroach Hygroreceptors". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e53998. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...853998T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053998. PMC 3546976. PMID 23342058.
  4. Russell J, Vidal-Gadea AG, Makay A, Lanam C, Pierce-Shimomura JT (June 2014). "Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111 (22): 8269–8274. Bibcode:2014PNAS..111.8269R. doi:10.1073/pnas.1322512111. PMC 4050571. PMID 24843133.
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