Originally Posted by John Smith

Cecil Moore wrote:

...
For the members of the amateur radio community who are
insects, your Elmer is correct. :-)

I can tell you HAVE been doing your research! grin

THIS:

* (pl., antennae). Pair of segmented appendages (feelers) located on
head and sensory in function (Fig. 1).
http://www.sidney.ars.usda.gov/grass...e/Glossary.htm

* One of a pair of sensory appendages on each side of an insect's head.
http://www.frankstehno.com/sagemesa/...rms/aterms.htm

* (plural antennae) The sensory organs on the head. Stag beetles have
two antennae or 'feelers' with a characteristic shape at the end, which
is the same for all the beetles that belong to the Lucanidae family. It
is with their antennae that stag beetles pick up important pheromone
signals.
maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/glossary.html

* Antennae (singular antenna) are paired appendages connected to the
front-most segments of arthropods. In crustaceans, they are biramous and
present on the first two segments of the head, with the smaller pair
known as antennules. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna (biology)

* A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal; A
device to receive or transmit radio-frequency signal by converting
electromagnetic radiation into electrical signal; The faculty of
intuitive astuteness
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antenna

THESE FOUND HE

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...na&btnG=Search

AND, THAT PAGE FOUND WITH THIS GOOGLE SEARCH TERM:

define:antenna

Gawd I had it when we get bored ... ;-)

Regards,
JS