What is Sensillum?
A '''sensillum''' is an [[arthropod]] [[Sensory receptor|sensory organ]]. It sticks out from the [[cuticle]] of the [[exoskeleton]]. It is sometimes found within or under the cuticle. Inside each sensillum there are two to three [[Sensory neuron|sensory neurons]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9780470514948.ch13|title=Novartis Foundation Symposia|last=Steinbrecht|first=Rudolf Alexander|chapter=Structure and Function of Insect Olfactory Sensilla |journal=Ciba Foundation Symposium |date=2007-09-28|volume=200 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.|isbn=978-0-470-51494-8|editor-last=Bock|editor-first=Gregory R.|location=Chichester, UK|pages=158–183|doi=10.1002/9780470514948.ch13|pmid=8894297 |editor-last2=Cardew|editor-first2=Gail}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Sensory system]] [[Category:Arthropods]] [[Category:Animal anatomy]]