NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURFACE ANTENNAL SENSORY EQUIPMENT IN FREE-LIVING AND CAVE-DWELLING BEETLES (LEIODIDAE: LEPTODIRINI)

New insights into the evolution of the surface antennal sensory equipment in free-living and cave-dwelling beetles (Leiodidae: Leptodirini)

The stable environment of subterranean realms is characterized by constant darkness, temperature and humidity, and scarcity of viva la juicy fleur resources.This led to similar adaptations in different lineages of animals, such as the reduction of eyes and pigmentation.It is common textbook knowledge that blindness in cave insects is compensated fo

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