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 Cruel beauty
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 09-06-2008 21:40
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
I think this is a female Glaucops hirsutus. My question concerns mouth part anatomy.In the hockey stick like part just below the antennae used to slice through human flesh? It looks rather terrifying!
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [93.38Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 09-06-2008 21:41 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 09-06-2008 22:31
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
The hockey stick is a palp. |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 10-06-2008 08:49
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
OK, but what is the function of the palps? Are they used to bite?
Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 10-06-2008 10:52
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
The palps are primarily sensory organs for detecting chemicals (smell and taste). They are soft and covered with fine hairs.
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