WebMandible (insect mouthpart) Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect's mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages (the labrum is more anterior, but is a single fused structure). Their function is typically to grasp, crush, or cut the insect's food, or to defend against predators or rivals. WebA lateral view of the head of a grasshopper showing the segmental arrangement of the mouthparts: labrum, mandible, maxilla, and labium. Arrows show the points of …

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WebTurn the grasshopper over and view the mouthparts. Find the outside most plate (like an upper lip) which is called the labrum, its opposite is the lower plate (lower lip) called the … Websensor/ tacticle function Labrum upper lip Mandible chewing mouth part Maxilla jaws- chew/ taste food labium holds food forewing brown, leathery, large, protects hindwing Hindwing thin, papery, different color (red), same flight, stabalize while jumping walking legs direct jumps, move short distances jumping legs 3rd period legs billy t embroidered shirt

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Examples of chewing insects include dragonflies, grasshoppers and beetles. Some insects do not have chewing mouthparts as adults but chew solid food in their larval phase. The moths and butterflies are major examples of such adaptations. Mandible A chewing insect has a pair of mandibles, one on each side of the … See more Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts. Most specialisation of mouthparts are for … See more A number of insect orders (or more precisely families within them) have mouthparts that pierce food items to enable sucking of … See more Labellum The housefly is a typical sponging insect. The labellum's surface is covered by minute food channels, formed by the interlocking … See more Like most external features of arthropods, the mouthparts of Hexapoda are highly derived. Insect mouthparts show a multitude of different functional mechanisms across the wide diversity of insect species. It is common for significant homology to … See more This section deals only with insects that feed by sucking fluids, as a rule without piercing their food first, and without sponging or licking. Typical examples are adult moths and butterflies. As is usually the case with insects, there are variations: some moths, such … See more • Form & Function: the Insect Head • Labelled photos See more Webtypes and their adaptive functions to divide the mandibles into 3 major categories: forbivorous (forb-feeding), graminivorous (grass-feeding), and herbivorous (mixed … WebAntenna: Segmented appendage attached to the head above the mouthparts, with important sensory functions, including touch, smell, and in some cases hearing. … cynthia fischer art