I've wondered for a long time what those things are, and it just occurred to me to look it up. Now I know what they are, but none of the sources went into detail about why they exist. Are they vestigial? I know that they are found on flying insects which would suggest that they could help with aerial maneuvering, but they are also found on bugs that crawl on the ground in which case they would seem to me to be more of a nuisance than helpful.
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