Carola Städele from the University of Göttingen takes us into the exciting sensory world of ticks. The Haller’s organ at the front legs are multisensory organs sensing humidity, vibrations but NOT CO2. It remains unclear where CO2 sensitive receptors are.
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Editors' choice: In addition to the Haller’s organ, black-legged ticks possess CO2-sensitive structures important for tick host seeking, and their behavioral response depends on the animal's walking o...
