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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

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What insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis?

what insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis


What do animals and insects procure their food with their proboscis?

* monkey elephant annelids molusks * monkey elephant annelids molusks


What animals procure their food with their proboscis?

Butterflies.


Why do insects have a Proboscis?

Insects have a proboscis, a long, tubular mouthpart, for feeding on liquids like nectar, sap, or blood. It allows them to access food sources that they couldn't otherwise reach with their mandibles. The proboscis can be adapted for various feeding habits, depending on the species.


Is proboscis a cell?

No,proboscis is'nt a cell. It's a mouth like outgrowth in nector sucking insects.


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 an anteater have a proboscis?

No, an anteater does not have a proboscis. Instead, it has a long, slender snout that helps it to reach into ant and termite mounds to feed. Its tongue is also long and sticky, allowing it to extract insects efficiently. While the term "proboscis" typically refers to an elongated mouthpart in some insects, it does not apply to anteaters.


How do animals procure their food?

Animals hunt, fish , forage or steal it from others to procure there food ... Humans are the only animals the grow there food ...


What is the food getting of butterfly?

proboscis


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 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.