Hairs on mantises and insects?

[Mantis Man13]

What to the hairs seen close up on insects like mantises and also the furry coat that can clearly be seen on a june beetle's underside do? Just wondering.

 

[Sticky]

Maybe they are for sensing air currents?

 

[LAME]

Or maturity??... Just my guess.

 

[dmina]

Or maturity??... Just my guess.

too funny...

 

[Mantis Man13]

Please refrain from da dancing buttcheek bears my dear dmina rotfl

 

[MantidBro]

im pretty sure theyre sensors. Like to help them feel.

 

[mantisman 230]

They help to feel if something is underneath or behind them. They may also serve to collect water droplets, but Rhombodera fusca is like the fuzziest mantis ever xD

 

[Mantis Man13]

oh ok cool

 

[Mantis Man13]

I can't find any pictures online of Rhombodera fusca's fuzzyness. Can you show me what you are talking about? Thx.

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

They also help protect against parasites and dirt. For example the hairs on the underside of a junebug prevent soil from caking between the segments and keep mites out.

 

[mantisman 230]

Search for them on Bing, there is a particular picture of a green nymph on a black background

 

[Domanating]

They are sensors to air and ground vibrations. Some insects and many arachnids (some spiders and scorpions) specialize on these to detect movement.

I don't know if the mantis hairs are as fancy but they should have similar uses

 

[Mantis Man13]

Lol rhombodera is fuzzy on the legs XD