Crickets and their reaction to different stimuli, light, sound and touchIntroductionAccording to Dorothea Kohstall-Schnell and Heribert Gras, Nicklaus, R discovered in his study that Most insects have good hairs and/or other structures for detecting movements such as wind and sounds. (Activity of giant interneurons and other wind-sensitive elements of the terminal ganglion in the walking cricket. Kohstall-Schnell, D. Gras, H. 1994). The cricket is equipped with these sensory fur structures. According to Dorothea Kohstall-Schnell and Heribert Gras, Palka, J. and Olberg, R found that these structures activate sensory cells and the message then passes through the neurons to reach the terminal ganglion. (Activity of giant interneurons and other wind-sensitive elements of the terminal ganglion in the walking cricket. Kohstall-Schnell, D. Gras, H. 1994). Dingle and Fox (1966) recently demonstrated that light also has an effect on the brain responses of crickets. Crickets are an easy invertebrate to test; they are mobile and are known for jumping and mating noises. Crickets will react to different stimuli, light, sound and movement, when placed on the ice. The movement of the cricket will gradually increase as another stimulus is added, making the three stimuli the maximum amount of movement. Once cooled, the crickets will be less mobile, but the stimuli will still have an effect on them. This experiment was chosen because crickets are easily accessible, as are the rest of the materials used in this lab. The experiment started as a simple hot-cold experiment with crickets, then stimuli were provided to make the lab more stimulating. Methods First, cut out an entire side of a taller Tupperware container and replace... in the center of paper ......fi perfectly stable crickets on ice. Literature Cited Dingle H, Fox SS (1966) Microelectrode Analysis of Light Responses in the Brain of the Cricket (Gryllus &mes~icus). J. Cellular Physiology... 68: 45-60Nicklaus, R. (1965). Die Erregung einzelner Fadenhaare von Periplaneta Americana in Abhängigkeitvon der Größe und Richtung der Auslenkung. Z. vergl. Physiol. 50, 331–362. Kohstall-Schnell, D. Gras, H. (1994). Activity of giant interneurons and other wind-sensitive elements of the terminal ganglion in the walking cricket. J. esp. Biol. 193, 157–181 (1994) Palka, J., & Olberg, R. (1977). The giant-seeking interneuronic system of crickets. III. Receptive organization of the camp. J.comp. Physiol. 119, 301–317Activity of giant interneurons and other wind-sensitive elements of the terminal ganglion in the walking cricket. Kohstall-Schnell, D. Gras, H. (1994).