Insect Physiology Podcasts 2014

Students in the Insect Physiology course (IB 427) were tasked to create content for the course in the form of podcasts. This what they created.

Vision

• Simple eyes
• Strepsiptera eye form and function

Chemoreception

• Current research on insect odor receptors
• Mosquito olfactory receptor neurons and host seeking behavior

Bark beetle communication

Johnston’s Organ

Polyphenism

• Polyphenism in subterranean termites
• Polyphenism in scarab beetles
• Seasonal polyphenism

Insect Diapause

Circadian Rhythm and Insect Sleep

Bioluminescence in Insects