When other people use Antennas, I always thought it was wrong.
Only until recently, I found both are actually correct.
Antennas is used when describing equipment, and antennae is used when describing living things.
From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antenna
an·ten·na (ān-těn'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. an·ten·nae (-těn'ē)
- Zoology One of the paired, flexible, segmented sensory appendages on the head of an insect, myriapod, or crustacean functioning primarily as an organ of touch.
- Something likened to this sensory appendage, as in function or form: sensitive public relations antennae.
- pl. an·ten·nas A metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves.
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