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    • Close up of the antennae of a male Ichneutica ceraunias moth
    Rights: Photo by Birgit Rhode, Landcare Research, Creative Commons 4.0 Published 14 September 2017 Size: 190 KB Referencing Hub media

    An extreme close up of the antennae1 of a moth. This is a male Ichneutica ceraunias moth, native2 to New Zealand.

    1. antenna: In physics a device used to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals such as for radio or television. Also known as an aerial. A satellite dish is a type of antenna. In biology antennae are sensory appendages that occur in pairs on the heads of insects and many other arthropods. Antenna refers to one of the jointed, movable appendages.
    2. native: A species that lives naturally in a country, as opposed to species that have been introduced by the activity of humans. 

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      2. In physics a device used to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals such as for radio or television. Also known as an aerial. A satellite dish is a type of antenna.

      In biology antennae are sensory appendages that occur in pairs on the heads of insects and many other arthropods. Antenna refers to one of the jointed, movable appendages.

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      3. A species that lives naturally in a country, as opposed to species that have been introduced by the activity of humans. 

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