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The head is the location of palps on an insect.
Specifically, palps function as sensory appendages to the maxilla. The two maxillae move food for optimal mastication. Above the paired maxillae will be found the paired mandibles, one on each side of the chewing insect's head.
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What is the probable function of the maxillary and labial palps?
a) The labial palps control the amount of food digested. They can also be used to sort food before ingestion by size or chemical layout.
What are palps used for?
grasshoppers palps are used for feeling
What are grasshoppers palps used for?
grasshoppers palps are used for feeling
Does a spider have palps?
Yes. There are the eight legs of the spider, then by the fangs there are two palps.
Maxillary palps function of a grasshopper?
To taste food before they eat it. Palps are practically tongues outside the mouth. Grasshoppers, and other insects, can use these to detect pesticides or toxins produced by the plant itself, for example.
Where are the palps found and what are their functions?
In clams, the palps are found very near the mouth and are responsible for guiding food into the mouth.
Where are the palps found?
Palps are a second pair of appendages found in crustacean and insects. These appendages are located near the mouth and are used to guide food into the mouth.
Maxillary palps abdomen and metathorax are parts of?
BOORING
What is the local name for insect?
It depends on what location you're talking about.
Where are the palps of clams located?
The palps guide food into the clams mouth.Kasey
What structure in male spiders that aids in the transfer of sperm cells?
palps.
How many appendages does a funnel-web spider have?
8 legs and two palps
