Mouth part - Function
• Mandible - Heavy, toothed, jaw like structure to cut and crush plant material
• Maxilla - Inner part of maxilla, directs food to mandibles, and also cuts and grinds the food
• Maxillary and labial palp - Sensory function
• Labrum - Helps to hold the food material, e.g. the leaf, in place
• Hypopharynx - Tongue like structure bearing openings of salivary glands
• Labium - Assists in manoeuvring food
No comments:
Post a Comment