KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
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A mosquito has what type of mouthpart, specialized for feeding?
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piercing/sucking
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siphoning
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chewing-lapping
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sponging
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mosquitoes. The mouthparts of a female mosquito are highly modified to form a proboscis that is adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mouthparts of mosquito are modified for piercing the skin of the vertebrates and then sucking their blood. The mouthparts include labium, labrum-epipharynx, hypopharynx, mandibles and first maxillae. These mouthparts are characterized by stylets which are long and pointed.
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