KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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sponging
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Chewing
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piercing/sucking
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siphoning
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Detailed explanation-1: -Housefly mouthparts are of the sponging and sucking variety and are employed to suck on liquid food. It also has an organ designed for a liquid diet, the proboscis, which resembles a tube. House flies have mouthparts that can sponge and suck.
Detailed explanation-2: -HAUSTELLATE OR SPONGING TYPE Found in houseflies these mouth parts are suitable for feeding on liquid food only. The long proboscis-like structure is made of basal rostrum and an apical haustellum. These are formed by the fusion of maxillae and labium as maxillary palps can be seen near the base.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tongue is actually a tube, and it is able to extend and siphon water and nectar into the butterfly’s digestive system. These type of mouthparts, called “siphoning, ‘’ are unique to moths and butterflies.