Geckos' Sixth Sense Revealed

This is a news story, published by ScienceDaily, that relates primarily to * University of Maryland news.

biology news

For more biology news, you can click here:

more biology news

ScienceDaily news

For more news from ScienceDaily, you can click here:

more news from ScienceDaily

About the Otherweb

Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best science news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like biology news, you might also like this article about

gecko hearing

. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest vertebrate sensory systems news, animal hearing news, biology news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!

geckos

ScienceDaily

•

Scientists uncover auditory 'sixth sense' in geckos

Summary

Nutrition label

79% Informative

University of Maryland biologists identified a hidden sensory talent in geckos that's shaking up what we thought we knew about animal hearing.

Geckos use the saccule -- a part of their inner ear traditionally associated with maintaining balance and body positioning -- to detect low-frequency vibrations.

Researchers say this special " sixth sense" plays a complementary role to the gecko's normal hearing and the way they sense the world around them.

VR Score

Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech