Insect mouthparts
The butterfly and the cicada suck liquids through specially modified maxillae. The long, lapping tongues of the bee and the housefly are formed from the labia. In most beetles and grasshoppers the mandibles are highly developed for chewing.
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Keywords: animals, bee, beetle, butterfly, cicada, diagrams, grasshopper, housefly, insect, insects, mandibles, maxillae, mouth, mouthparts
