Anopheles mosquitoes have long, thin palps near their mouths that are about the same length as their main mouthpart. Culex pipiens mosquitoes can spread the Japanese Encephalitis virus ...

If you live in an area that's recently been impacted by flooding or unrelenting rain, you may have noticed an increase in mozzies. The damp, humid conditions are ideal for mosquito breeding and ...

The species, Camponotus floridanus, has been seen using two main ways to treat injuries: carefully cleaning wounds with their mouthparts and, in more severe cases, removing the damaged leg.

Cicadas do not bite because they don’t have those mouthparts, pest experts previously told the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network. They instead use a long, straw-like tube to suck ...

They land on us and probe our skin, puncturing it with their needle-like mouthparts. This does two things. First, the mouthparts lacerate capillaries in our skin, releasing adenosine triphosphate ...

Article continues below Dr. Hannah Godfrey, veterinary expert from Petsure, said: "Ticks bury their mouthparts deep into the skin of both animals and humans while they feed, then drop off once ...

"Ticks bury their mouthparts deep into the skin of both animals and humans while they feed, then drop off when they’re full. When they’re done feeding, they become a dark grey/brown colour and are ...

Mosquitoes are drawn to the carbon dioxide we exhale when we breathe. They land on us and probe our skin, puncturing it with their needle-like mouthparts. This does two things. First, the mouthparts ...

Photomacrograph of the head of a common house fly (Musca domestica). The fly's mouthparts and two large compound eyes (for accurate perception of movement) can be seen. They are commonly found all ...