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BEETLES 2

how do ironclad beetles fake their own death?

Observe and try to explain what might be happening inside of animals during several reflexes we observe in humans and Asbolus verrucosus beetles.

Share what you know about animal sensory and motor systems and how they interact to turn sensations from the world into animal behaviors.

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Personality differences in beetles death feigning response (threshold for sensory receptor activation, amount of sodium and potassium channels can differ, neurotransmitter levels (octopamine, dopamine, serotonin), varying inhibition levels of motor system. (compare to human sleep)

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