Scientists believe that the western conifer-seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, has infrared radiation that comes out of it. The bugs navigate this thermoscape using infrared receptors to locate the seed-bearing cones they feed on. Scientists at the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and several colleagues discovered that the bugs were often attracted to warm objects in poeple homes. To find out more, the team measured the teamperature from different pine trees. Cones were as many as 27 degrees Fahrenheit warmer then needles and emitted stronger infrared radiation. Then, theseted the ability of the bugs by offering them a strong or weak infrared source. The insects overwhelmingly chose the strong radiation. Scientists believe that some plants use radiation to advertise pollinators to come to them. I believe that this discovery is important because if we learn more about infrared the more we can use it.
I found this article at:
http://www.livescience.com/animals/090209-nhm-heat-sensors.html
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