Cinnabar caterpillars exhibit terrestrial electroreception: static electric charges accumulated on predatory wasps in flight mechanically deflect sensory setae hairs on the caterpillar, triggering defensive curling before acoustic or visual contact.
Cinnabar caterpillars exhibit terrestrial electroreception: static electric charges accumulated on predatory wasps in flight mechanically deflect sensory setae hairs on the caterpillar, triggering defensive curling before acoustic or visual contact.