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A greenfly or aphid as it is know scientifically feed from plant stems or leaves using its mouth which contains a slender tube that has two stylets down either side of the tube. A labium that is shaped like a sheath encloses the tube and when not in use holds it horizontally beneath the thorax. When feeding this labium shortens and bends as the central tube with its stylets pierce the epidermis of the leaf or the stem,

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