page_title: Trichobothria
hierarchical_section_title: Trichobothria
caption_attribution_description: English: Paratropis tuxtlensis. Trichobothria pattern on tarsus II, male leg.
context_page_description: Trichobothria are elongate setae present in arachnids, various orders of insects, and myriapods that function in the detection of airborne vibrations and currents, and electrical charge. In 1883, Friedrich Dahl observed that they were deflected by the sound waves from a violin and labelled them 'hearing hairs'.
context_section_description: Trichobothria (singular trichobothrium) are elongate setae ("hairs") present in arachnids, various orders of insects, and myriapods that function in the detection of airborne vibrations and currents, and electrical charge     . In 1883, Friedrich Dahl observed that they were deflected by the sound waves from a violin and labelled them 'hearing hairs'.
caption: Four trichobothria on the second leg of the spider Paratropis tuxtlensis
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