Title: Jets generated by crayfish fan organs Description: While searching for food the Red Swamp crayfish generates one or two outward jets. These jets induce an inflow that draws odour to the crayfish’s anterior chemoreceptors. Credits: References: P. Denissenko, S. Lukaschuk, and T. Breithaupt (2007) "The flow generated by an active olfactory system of the red swamp crayfish", J Exp. Biol. 210, 4083-4091. Web Page: Contributed By: Petr Denissenko |