Computational · Paper · 2026

When do bugs see (infra)red?

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Objective: To review the plausibility of insect detection of infrared (IR) cues that covary with semiochemical vibrational signatures, and to produce falsifiable predictions through the integration of comparative entomology, spectroscopy, neural timing analysis, and computational electromagnetism. The vibrational theory remains contested, so the framework treats IR/vibrational sensing as a test...

insect olfactioninfrared detectionvibrational theory of olfactionsemiochemicalssensilla morphologyelectromagnetic sensingactive inferencereproducible research

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Findings / Concepts
  • Objective: To review the plausibility of insect detection of infrared (IR) cues that covary with semiochemical vibrational signatures, and to produce falsifiable predictions through the integration
  • The vibrational theory remains contested, so the framework treats IR/vibrational sensing as a testable complement to molecular recognition rather than a replacement for receptor binding .
Methods / Techniques
  • Software pipeline design
  • Data-driven analysis

Citation

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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2026. When do bugs see (infra)red?. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20450880. URL: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20450880.

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