(B, C) Cephalothorax (CT) and trumpet (Tr). Cephalothorax: The cuticle was light brown, and it is composed of one unit of a head with mouthparts sheaths and a thorax with both wings and legs sheaths.

They can, however, "pierce and suck" using their mouthparts, which allow them to drink tree fluids. "They might try to pierce and suck you, but don’t worry, they aren’t vampires nor are they ...

In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, vampires may crave blood for reasons that are tinged with the ...

Midges are flies, members of the order Diptera. It is a group of over 150,000 ... Female midges lacerate the skin with minute, blade-like mouthparts concealed within a fleshy sheath and then ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species. They are only about ¼ inch in size and can ...

Texas A&M AgriLife's website says the larvae, often found under layers of decomposing leaves, have chewing mouthparts and feed ... Tipulidae – in the order Diptera, or true flies, and as ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. April in the Florida Panhandle. It was hot, humid, and a thunderstorm was lurking. But as a fresh graduate student, I was relieved for the ...

The colony was then filmed for 24 hours. During the observation period, the scientists saw uninjured workers using their mouthparts to clean the wound. They would then apply a secretion from the ...

1. Identification of changes in the mouthparts of fruit flies during regurgitation. When ruminating, the mouthparts of the fruit fly perform specific movements. Although this study was able to detect ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of tarantula with a rare and “enchanting” coloration: Parts of its back, legs and mouthparts are an iridescent, electric blue-violet. The spider ...

Meanwhile, mosquitoes also belong to the Diptera order, making them technically flies, too. They make up around 3,500 species within the Culicidae family. These small yet long, slender insects ...