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How mosquitoes hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters

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A Purdue University research team is recreating mosquito antennae to better study their sensitivity to vibrations.

Should the research prove fruitful, it could lead to improvements in monitoring and detecting natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

The team's findings have provided key information for determining whether a mosquito 's antennae could inform the design of acoustic sensors.