A simple method for recording body temperature in insects.
Application of thermocouples for measuring body temperature of insects is described in experiments on American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). The temperature of the head, mesothorax and abdomen was measured at rest and during flight. The overall accuracy of the measuring system was +/- 0.1 degrees C.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005426:Flight, Animal; D007313:Insecta / Q000502:physiology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D010526:Periplaneta / Q000502:physiology; D013821:Thermometers