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Q. The taste receptors of cockroach are :

Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2006

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The taste receptor (gustato receptors) are organs of taste, mainly confined to the tips of maxillary palps, labial palps, labium and hypopharynx, in cockroach. The photoreceptors in cockroach are of two types i.e., compound eyes and ocelli. The proprioreceptors in cockroach are companiform sensillae present on the joints of maxillary, palps and legs. Thigmoreceptors in cockroach are tactile hair present on body surface, antennae, bristels of legs and maxillary palps.