Snake infrared detection unravelled - Nature

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[keloinwell]

"Nerve cells in the pit organ contain an ion channel called TRPA1 — an infrared receptor that detects infrared radiation as heat, rather than as light, thus confirming theories of pit-organ function long held by behavioural ecologists." Paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08943

[kelokelo]

"Nerve cells in the pit organ contain an ion channel called TRPA1 — an infrared receptor that detects infrared radiation as heat, rather than as light, thus confirming theories of pit-organ function long held by behavioural ecologists." Paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08943