Characterizations of the arrangement of sensory organs known as campaniform sensilla, found at the base of the haltere, show many similarities to those found at the base of the hindwings in other insects.
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The highest density of campaniform sensilla on the fly is found at the base of the modified hind-wings, or halteres, which function as gyroscopic sensors of self-motion during flight.
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There are far fewer chordotonal organs at the base of the haltere than campaniform sensilla ( on the order of hundreds ), so it is assumed that they are far less important for detecting and transmitting rotational information from haltere movements.
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These fields, which actually contain the majority of campaniform sensilla found on the exoskeleton of blowflies ( more than 400 campaniform sensilla per haltere ), are activated in response to strain created by movements at the haltere base in different directions ( due to Coriolis forces acting on the end knobs ).
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These fields, which actually contain the majority of campaniform sensilla found on the exoskeleton of blowflies ( more than 400 campaniform sensilla per haltere ), are activated in response to strain created by movements at the haltere base in different directions ( due to Coriolis forces acting on the end knobs ).
