What is Antenna (biology)?
[[Image:Insect antennae.jpg|thumb|right|80px|[[Insect]]s have many different antennal shapes.]] An '''antenna''' (plural '''antennae''') is one of a pair of feelers ([[appendage]]s) connected to the front [[morphogenesis|segments]] of [[crustacean]]s and [[insect]]s.<ref>Concise Oxford Dictionary.</ref> They are found on the first two segments of the head. The smaller pair are known as [[antennule]]s. Antennae are jointed and extend forward from the head. They are [[Sensory system|sensory organ]]s. The organ may sense touch, air motion, heat, vibration (sound), and especially [[olfaction|smell]] or [[taste|gustation]] (taste). == References == {{Reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Crustaceans]] [[Category:Insects]] [[Category:Animal anatomy]]