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A long thin tube in butterflies and mosquitoes?
The long thin tube is a proboscis (snout/mouth) which they use to feed-- butterflies use it to sip nectar or other nutrients, and mosquitoes to obtain either nectar or blood.
What do butterflies use to taste food?
feet
How are mosquitoes and flies useful?
They have no 'use' other than food for spiders in the food chain.
What insect sucks food through a tube?
Aphids, butterflies, many types of flies, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, squash bugs, and probably many others.
How do butterflies obtain food?
Butterflies obtain food through a special mouth part that acts as a straw. They use this straw to drink nectar from flowers.
What are the examples of tubelike mouthpart?
Mosquitoes , aphids and butterflies are examples of tubular mouth parts.
Do butterflies eat Mosquitos?
No. Adult butterflies do not eat solid food of any sort. They usually feed on nectar from plant flowers or tree sap. Some butterflies will feed on the sugars in rotting fruits. The Harvester butterfly actually pierces the bodies of woolly aphids and drinks their fluids, but it does not eat mosquitoes either.
Do mosquitoes eat milkweed?
Mosquitoes do not eat milkweed. They primarily feed on the blood of animals, including humans, for the nutrients needed for reproduction. Adult mosquitoes may also consume nectar and other plant sugars, but milkweed is not a food source for them. In fact, milkweed is more commonly associated with supporting monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Can butterflies chew their food?
No, butterflies cannot chew their food. They have a straw-like structure called a proboscis that they use to sip nectar or other liquids. They primarily feed on liquids, and their food is broken down by enzymes in their stomach.
What are Tundra parasites?
Some parasites in the Tundra are Mosquitoes, Horse Flies, Bumble Bees, Butterflies,
Are there butterflies and mosquitoes in San Juan Puerto Rico?
yes beacuse of the hot and muggy weather
Why do butterfly have antenna?
Butterflies have antennas because they use it to smell food!!!!!!!!
