Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects

Schubnel, Nel and colleagues present the first Carboniferous representative of Titanoptera, Theiatitan azari. Specially modified wing zones suggest that Titanoptera were capable of wing-based communication using light or sound, as seen in modern species.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas Schubnel, Frédéric Legendre, Patrick Roques, Romain Garrouste, Raphaël Cornette, Michel Perreau, Naïl Perreau, Laure Desutter-Grandcolas, André Nel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02281-0