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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.
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∙ 11y agoInsects and other animals can have a proboscis. In insects it often refers to tubular, elongated mouth parts. In other animals it refers to an enlarges or elongated nose or snout.
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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.
Where is the proboscis located?
on my head
How many proboscises are on an elephant?
34
What insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis?
what insects or animals procure their food with their proboscis
What animals procure their food with their proboscis?
Butterflies.
What does olfactory and proboscis have in common?
A proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal. Olfaction (also known as olfactics or more commonly as smell) is the sense of smell. Proboscis on some animals is used to smell.
What does the butterfly use its probascis for?
A butterfly sticks its long, slender, proboscis into the stamen of a flower, thus accessing the nectar, and drinks it.
What kind of food that tube like mouth part (proboscis)?
Liquids or semi liquids are the main foods of animals with a proboscis. Nectar, sap and blood are examples.
The biggest pinniped is what three-ton animal named for its proboscis?
The Elephant Seal, so named for its large proboscis, which it uses to amplify roars, especially during mating season.
How do butterflys eat?
The butterfly uses its very long proboscis, which is like a straw, to sip nectar from flowers. When it is not feeding, the proboscis rolls up onto itself into a flat "ball".
Which animal has long suckling tube?
It all depends on what you mean by "suckling tube." An Aardvark, for example, has a long suckling tube that swallows ants. While animals such as flies have a tube called a "proboscis" in which it uses to drink.
What is an mosqito?
mosquitoes are winged insects of the dipthera family. the female has a long proboscis which she uses to suck the blood of humans and animals. mosquito larvae can survive in as little as a tablespoon of water, they are common around ponds and lakes
What does a butterfly use the proboscis for?
Feeding is what a butterfly uses the proboscis for. Muscles operate the two inwardly concave tubes through which nectar is suctioned to sustain the butterfly during the last, imago stage in the lepidopteran life cycle.
How long is the PROBOSCIS?
The proboscis can be 1 centimeter,
What do animals and insects procure their food with their proboscis?
* monkey elephant annelids molusks * monkey elephant annelids molusks
