A butterfly's proboscis looks like a straw -- long, slender and used for sipping -- but it works more like a paper towel, according to researchers. They hope to borrow the tricks of this piece of ...

When a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, one of the first things it must do is assemble its mouthparts. Butterflies, and most nectar-feeding insects, use a long tube called a proboscis to feed.

Researchers observed that the coiling action of the butterfly proboscis, a tube-like 'mouth' that many butterflies and moths use to feed on fluids, resembled a spiral similar to that of the Golden ...

Butterfly beak. Moth mouthpiece. Lepidoptera lips. Call it whatever you want, the proboscis is a big deal. It's a defining feature of many moths and butterflies – the long, flexible mouthpiece ...

Biologists once believed that the proboscis (pronounced pro-BOSS-ciss) was a simple tube that drew up liquids like a straw. But Adler, Kornev and their students and associates, including Clemson ...

A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the order Lepidoptera, butterflies are characterized by their slender bodies, large ...

Even when current electron microscopes can magnify matter millions of times, a notched butterfly proboscis curled under Strüwe’s comparatively primitive equipment is a mesmerizing sight.

Butterflies 101 Due to overwhelming demand, this year’s Butterfly Jungle will be open from March 11 through April 23, its longest run ever. Also, the Safari Park will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p ...

Researchers at Kent State University observed that the coiling action of the butterfly proboscis, a tube-like "mouth" that many butterflies and moths use to feed on fluids, resembled a spiral ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 18, 2009 -- A butterfly's proboscis looks like a straw -- long, slender, and used for sipping -- but it works more like a paper towel, according to Konstantin Kornev of ...