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The proboscis, whether rigid or flexible, is a mouth part designed for feeding. An insect will use its proboscis to suck up its food. Call it a feeding tube.
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∙ 13y agoThere are millions of different types of insect with thousands of different types of mouthparts.
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What is a proboscises?
On insects, the proboscis is the tube thing that they feed through.
What are the animals that uses proboscis?
This is a vague usage of words, for all animals that have a nose have a proboscis, technically speaking. But if you mean animals that use a long protruding mouth part that sucks or pierces and sucks, it could be various insects like mosquitoes, butterflies, and assassin bugs. And even elephants can somewhat fall into this category.
Use proboscis in a sentence?
The proboscis of the pachyderm is prodigious. (politely played!) (Practically perfect!)
What is a butterfly proboscis?
The proboscis of butterfly is the long appendage on the head that works are a mouth. It is used for feeding and sucking.
Do bees have proboscis?
Yes, bees have an elongated appendage from their heads, called proboscis, by which they draw nectar from the flowers.
What insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis?
what insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis
Is proboscis a cell?
No,proboscis is'nt a cell. It's a mouth like outgrowth in nector sucking insects.
What is a proboscises?
On insects, the proboscis is the tube thing that they feed through.
Does a butterfly have a proboscis?
A mosquito has a proboscis. A proboscis is a needle-like body part used for feeding - it is found in insects, worms, and mollusks. A proboscis can also be a large nose or trunk, like an elephant's trunk.
Does a cow have a long proboscis?
No. They don't have any sort of proboscis. A proboscis is a scientific term for a long appendage coming from the head, like a long nose in elephants or a long mouthpiece in insects. Cows do not have any of these qualities.
What do you call the tube-like structure found in most insects used for feeding?
Proboscis.
What insects procure their food with their proboscis?
There are three definitions. 1. Mammals with long flexible snout...like a taper, elephant etc. 2. insects with long tubular sucking mouths...like mosquitoes. 3. noses that are prominent...proboscis monkies and humans that have big noses
What are the animals that uses proboscis?
This is a vague usage of words, for all animals that have a nose have a proboscis, technically speaking. But if you mean animals that use a long protruding mouth part that sucks or pierces and sucks, it could be various insects like mosquitoes, butterflies, and assassin bugs. And even elephants can somewhat fall into this category.
What do animals and insects procure their food with their proboscis?
* monkey elephant annelids molusks * monkey elephant annelids molusks
What is a propocsis?
An insects tongue. A butterfly has a proboscis, and it is like a curled-up long tongue.
What is an antlia?
An antlia is a spiral tubular proboscis on lepidopterous insects.
What types of adaptations are made for insects to perform different functions?
i) the shape of its proboscis; ii) the pattern of spots/etc. on its wings and or body; iii)
