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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

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.

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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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