- A
proboscis (/proʊˈbɒsɪs, -kɪs/) is an
elongated appendage from the head of an animal,
either a
vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term...
- nectar: our
English sphinxes have
probosces as long as
their bodies, but in Madagascar,
there must be
moths with
probosces capable of
extension to a length...
-
snouts and
Brazilian tapirs have the shortest. The
evolution of
tapir probosces, made up
almost entirely of soft
tissues rather than bony
internal structures...
- well-developed with
strong mandibles for
capturing and
chewing insects, with
probosces for
sucking nectar, fruit, and
other juices.
Yellowjackets build nests...
-
butterflies and
moths feed on the
nectar inside flowers,
using their probosces to
reach the
nectar hidden at the base of the petals. In the process,...
- bivalves. Some
larger species also
capture fish,
using their expandable probosces to
swallow them whole.
Females lay rows of eggs that
become free-swimming...
-
pheromone which can be used to bait traps.
Because the bugs
insert their probosces below the
surface of
fruit and then feed, some
insecticides are ineffective;...
- the
player character,
customized to
whatever claws, blades, fangs, or
probosces they
happen to possess.
Electronic Arts (EA)
Redwood S****s had developed...
-
African and
Asian species in the
Pangoniinae have
spectacularly long
probosces adapted for the
extraction of
nectar from
flowers with long,
narrow corolla...
- many
Asilidae do not
hesitate to
defend themselves in turn
using their probosces and may
deliver intensely painful bites to
humans if
handled incautiously...
