Image of the Day: Taste Tubes
The blowfly (Calliphora vomitoria) uses its mouthparts—known as pseudo trachea—to suck up liquefied food.
NIKON 2015 PHOTOMICROGRAPHY COMPETITION, RAYMOND MORRISON SLOSS
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