antennation

antennation
n. [L. antenna, feeler; suff. denoting act]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
The act of touching with the antennae that function as a sensory probe or tactile signal to another insect.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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