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Insect Proboscis

By Janice VanCleave

Fly Straws Flies don’t chew their food like we do. Instead they drink their food through a straw-like mouth part called a proboscis. We don’t have to drink our food, but sometimes it is fun, especially if you have fun straws. Drinking liquids through a straw is easy, but if the food is very thick […]

Filed Under: Biology, Insects Tagged With: animal, flies, Insects, proboscis

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