Insect olfaction gustatory, ionotropic, and olfactory receptors and “distorts” other odorants interaction with those receptors. Insect olfaction Insect olfaction refers to the function of chemical receptors that enable insects to detect and identify volatile compounds for foraging, predator avoidance, finding mating partners (via pheromones) and locating oviposition habitats. Thus, it is the most important sensation for insects. Most important insect behaviors must be timed perfectly which is dependent on what they smell and when they smell it. For example, olfaction is essential for hunting in many species of wasps, including "Polybia sericea". The two organs insects primarily use for detecting odors are
Ant on a rubber rope a given time formula_36 is its speed relative to the rope, i.e. formula_18, plus the speed of the rope at the point where the ant is. The target-point moves with speed formula_38, so at time formula_39 it is at formula_40. Other points along the rope move with proportional speed, so at time formula_39 the point on the rope at formula_42 is moving with speed formula_43. So if we write the position of the ant at time formula_39 as formula_45, and the speed of the ant at time formula_39 as formula_47, we can write: This is a first order linear differential