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Lokalisierendes Schmecken bei Insekten

The capacity of insects to localize by tasting

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Summary

  1. 1.

    If the sugar receptors on a tarsus of a hungry fly (Phormia terraenovae) are stimulated, the fly turns towards the stimulated side. The same is observed in thirsty flies, if a tarsus is touched by water.

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    The frequencies with which running flies discover a droplet with the front, middle or hind tarsi are described for drops of two sizes.

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    If the right and left tarsi of a pair of legs are stimulated simultaneously with different solutions of sugar, the flies turn towards the more effective solution. The flies are able to make qualitative as well as quantitative spatial discriminations. If the same solution is applied to the right and left tarsi, no turning reaction is usually observed.

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    The beetle Carabus cancellatus has gustatory receptors on its antennae. It discriminates between solutions of lactose and sucrose, given successively or simultaneously by turning towards the sucrose. Glucose and sucrose are not distinguished as accurately as lactose and sucrose.

If thirsty beetles are stimulated with dry and wet cellulose swabs, they turn towards the moist swab.

Zusammenfassung

  1. 1.

    Hungrige Fliegen (Phormia terraenovae) reagieren auf Reizen der Zuckerrezeptoren eines Tarsus mit einer Wendung zur betreffenden Seite. Durstige Fliegen wenden sich auch dann, wenn ein Tarsus mit Wasser berührt wird.

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    Die Häufigkeiten, mit denen Vorder-, Mittel- oder Hintertarsen laufender Fliegen ein Tröpfchen aufspüren, werden für zwei Tropfendurchmesser beschrieben.

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    Reizt man rechten und linken Tarsus eines Beinpaares gleichzeitig mit verschiedenen Zuckerlösungen, wenden sich die Fliegen nach der Seite der reiz wirksameren Lösung. Sie vermögen sowohl räumlich-qualitative als auch räumlich-quantitative Unterscheidungen zu treffen. Liegt links und rechts die gleiche Lösung vor, ist im allgemeinen keine Wendung zu beobachten.

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    Carabus cancellatus besitzt antennalen Geschmackssinn. Mit ihm unterscheidet er zwischen sukzessiv oder simultan gebotenen Lactose- und Saccharoselösungen. Er wendet sich zur Saccharose. Reizt man durstige Käfer mit trockenem und nassem Zellstoff, wenden sie sich zum Wasser. Glucose und Saccharose werden schlechter auseinandergehalten als Lactose und Saccharose.

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Pflumm, W. Lokalisierendes Schmecken bei Insekten. Z. Vergl. Physiol. 68, 49–59 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00297811

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