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In the course of evolution, vertebrates and invertebrates emerged. The specification of the sensorimotor equipment in each branch led respectively to mammals and to insects. As a matter of fact, insects species appeared on earth long ago before dinosaures and even flowers and actually they represent more than 75% of all the animal kingdom.
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Beugnon, G. (1987). The Heuristic Value of Visual Spatial Orientation in Insects. In: Ellen, P., Thinus-Blanc, C. (eds) Cognitive Processes and Spatial Orientation in Animal and Man. NATO ASI Series, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3531-0_21
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