Types of Antennae

Part of the Biodiversity Counts Curriculum Collection.

Arthropods use antennae to touch, smell, and even hear the world. From featherlike to clubbed, see the wide variety of antennae.

Antennae: Segmented appendages attached to the head above the mouthparts, with important sensory functions, including touch, smell, and in some cases hearing.

Antennae types

Pulmose
Pectinate
Serrate
Moniliform
Filiform
aristate
Elbowed
Clubbed