It isn't just mammals that have fur. Many insects are hirsute. Apart from the obvious thermal properties I wonder if the fur on some insects has other benefits: Perhaps it provides a sort of bristly armour against small jaws, stings and impacts? It may help sense wind and touch? Perhaps in moths it even attenuates sound to reduce the sonar signature from a predatory bat?
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