hahaha. seriously tho, i really want to know....
2006-09-01 04:02:28 · 2 answers · asked by your mom 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Wow! What an interesting question. Couldn't find a definitive answer but Britannica has this to say about insect mouthparts:
"Mouthparts vary with feeding habits. For example, the mouth of a chewing insect, such as the grasshopper, has several parts. There is an upper lip, the labrum, and a lower lip, the labium. Between these are two pairs of jaws, which work sideways. The upper jaws, or mandibles, are for crushing; the lower pair, the maxillae, manipulate the food. On the maxillae and on the labium are two pairs of sensory structures called palpi. On the floor of the mouth is the tonguelike hypopharynx, which secretes digestive juices."
...a tonguelike hypopharynx (= bottom part of throat) ... You decide!
2006-09-02 04:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-01 11:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by philski333 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋