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Butterfly wings have been found to function as an independent organ of smell.
A new study has shown that the wings of the tobacco hawk moth can independently detect scents characteristic of their host plants. This finding broadens our understanding of the insect olfactory system, revealing its complexity and how it is distributed throughout the body.
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