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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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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.


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 is a proboscises?

A proboscis is a long, flexible appendage found in some animals, like insects and certain mammals, used for feeding, sensing, or manipulating objects. It can vary in shape and function depending on the species.


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


Where is the proboscis located?

The proboscis is a tubular feeding organ located on the head of certain insects, like butterflies and moths. It is used for sucking up liquids such as nectar or plant sap.


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 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.