realized_by sensory perception of sound quality hearing IDOMAL:0002133 IDOMAL:0002133 The waves of air pressure which we recognize as sounds may be perceived by insects by two quite different mechanism. The antennae of mosquitoes are mechanosensory transducers which in flight respond to drag forces and to gravitational forces, and in which the males at least are also sensitive to sound waves. Organs of hearing convert the energy of sound waves into electrical signals, and in this way resemble microphones. idomal_namespace sensory perception of sound hearing IDOMAL:0002133 IDOMAL:0002133 The waves of air pressure which we recognize as sounds may be perceived by insects by two quite different mechanism. The antennae of mosquitoes are mechanosensory transducers which in flight respond to drag forces and to gravitational forces, and in which the males at least are also sensitive to sound waves. Organs of hearing convert the energy of sound waves into electrical signals, and in this way resemble microphones. idomal_namespace