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When insects get attacked does their heart rate increase and respond to a fight or flight response?

Asked by pleiades (6617points) April 12th, 2013
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Do insects share the fight or flight response that mammals do?

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violetafternoon's avatar

most of insects apply to flight not fight response.

thorninmud's avatar

Yes, but the mechanism is different. In mammals, adrenaline is the hormone whose release increases heart rate under stressful conditions. In insects, a similar effect is caused by the release of the hypertrehalosemic hormone.

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