Mouthparts Collection

Head of the Anopheles Mosquito showing the female mouthparts. Engraving, 1912
527390 Head of the Anopheles Mosquito showing the female mouthparts

The liar
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a deer ked (Lipoptena cervi). L

Irresistible
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a hoverfly, also called flower fly or syrphid fly (family Syrphidae)

Leaf-cutter ant (Atta sp) cutting a leaf, Pacaya-Samiria NR, Peru

Fly head, colored scanning electron micrograph
Fly head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Close-up of the head of a fly, showing its short antennae (upper centre), which are seen between its compound eyes (brown)

Maggot head, SEM C014 / 1449
Maggot head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a fly (order Diptera) larva, showing its mouthparts (centre). Magnification: x40 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Spider anatomy, artwork
Spider anatomy. Computer artwork showing the main organs of a typical female spider

Honey bee mouth, SEM C016 / 8004
Honey bee mouth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouth a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the hairs that cover its body. Magnification: x37, when printed 10 centimetres high

Bullet ant C018 / 2481
Bullet ant. Close-up of a bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), showing its large jaws (mandibles, centre). Bullet ants get their name from their powerful and potent sting

Leafcutter ant C018 / 2390
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of a Daceton boltoni ant on a leaf, showing its compound eyes (black) and large mandibles (lower centre), which it uses to cut through leaves

Emperor scorpion eating a cricket C013 / 4401
Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) eating a cricket. This is the largest of the scorpions, reaching a length of over 20 centimetres. It inhabits forests and savannah in tropical central Africa

Picture No. 11675186
Royal Hypseldoris Nudibranch showing mouthparts. Date:

Head of the Anopheles Mosquito showing thefemale mouthparts. The bite of the female of this species can transmit the Malaria parasite. Engraving, 1912

Underside of Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus)

Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris), front view

Black horse fly C018 / 4697
Black horse fly (Tabanus atratus), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA

Spider mouthparts, SEM Z430 / 0436
Spider mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouthparts of a house spider (Tegenaria sp.). The head of the spider is at upper centre

Fruit fly proboscis, SEM
Fruit fly proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the coiled-up proboscis (lower centre) of a male fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Coloured SEM of head of the Zora spinimana spider
Common garden spider. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a common garden spider, Zora spinimana. The spiders eight eyes (upper centre) are clearly seen here as rounded bumps

Wandering spider C014 / 9804
Wandering spider. Close-up of the head of a wandering spider (Agroeca sp.), showing its eyes. Photographed in Poland

Housefly head. Close-up of the head of a housefly (Musca sp.), showing one of its compound eyes (centre) and mouthparts (lower centre). Magnification: x28, when printed 10 centimetres wide

Caterpillar head. Close-up of the head of a small white caterpillar (order Lepidoptera), showing its mouthparts. Magnification: x28 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Earwig head. Close-up of the head of an earwig (order Dermaptera), showing its compound eyes (centre left and right) and mouthparts (upper centre). Magnification: x17, when printed 10 centimetres wide

Honeybee head
Honeybee. Close-up of a honeybee (Apis sp.) covered in pollen (yellow grains). Magnification: x17, when printed 10 centimetres wide

Flea tapeworm, SEM C016 / 9034
Flea tapeworm. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a flea tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum), showing its head (top)

Flea tapeworm, SEM C016 / 9035
Flea tapeworm. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a flea tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum), showing its head (top)

Fly larva, SEM C016 / 9032
Fly larva. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the head of the aquatic larva of a fly (order Diptera). Magnification: x140 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Wolf spider jaws, SEM C016 / 9096
Wolf spider jaws. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a wolf spider (family Lycosidae), showing its large jaws (beige). Magnification: x16, when printed 10 centimetres wide

Velvet mite, SEM C016 / 9092
Velvet mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a velvet mite (Trombidium holosericeum)

Fly larva, SEM C016 / 9033
Fly larva. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the head of the aquatic larva of a fly (order Diptera). Magnification: x140 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Wolf spider jaws, SEM C016 / 9095
Wolf spider jaws. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a wolf spider (family Lycosidae), showing its large jaws (beige). Magnification: x16, when printed 10 centimetres wide

Tarantula spider, SEM
Tarantula spider. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a Brazilian white striped bird-eating spider (Nhandu chromatus), showing its large mandibles (jaws, centre)

Midge mouthparts, SEM
Midge mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the head of a biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), showing its mouthparts

Fly, SEM C015 / 8077
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 9945
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8080
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8082
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8081
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (one seen, red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8078
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8079
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 9944
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Fly, SEM C015 / 8083
Fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fly (order Diptera). The head is dominated by two large compound eyes (red)

Ant head, SEM C018 / 0547
Ant head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Ant head, SEM C018 / 0548
Ant head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Lesser stag beetle female, SEM C018 / 0317
Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) female, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Visible here on its head are its mouthparts, antennae and one of its eyes

Giant termites C017 / 6811
Giant termites. Soldiers from a giant termite (Macrotermes sp.) colony

Leafcutter ant head C018 / 5932
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of a leafcutter ant (Acromyrmex sp.) head, showing its large mandibles that it uses to cut through leaves. Acromyrmex sp

Maggot head, SEM C014 / 1450
Maggot head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a fly (order Diptera) larva, showing its mouthparts (centre). Magnification: x40 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Damselfly mouth. Close-up of the head of a damselfly (order Odonata), showing its mouthparts. Magnification: x46 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Fish louse C014 / 4837
Fish louse. Dark-field illuminated light micrograph of a fish louse (Argulus sp.). This freshwater crustacean is a serious pest in commercial fish farms and fisheries

Honey bee head, SEM C016 / 8018
Honey bee head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its large compound eyes (left and right), mouthparts (lower centre)

Honey bee head, SEM C016 / 8022
Honey bee head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its large compound eyes (left and right), mouthparts (lower centre)

Honey bee mouthparts, SEM C016 / 8011
Honey bee mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouthparts a honey bee (Apis sp.). Magnification: x115, when printed 10 centimetres high

Honey bee mouthparts, SEM C016 / 8010
Honey bee mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouthparts a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its long tongue (glossa, upper centre)

Honey bee mouth, SEM C016 / 8003
Honey bee mouth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouth a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the hairs that cover its body. Magnification: x139, when printed 10 centimetres high

Anthophora hispanica bee C016 / 2081
Anthophora hispanica bee

Cabbage white caterpillar head, SEM
Cabbage white caterpillar head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the head of a cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) butterfly larva (caterpillar)

Wandering spider C014 / 9803
Wandering spider. Close-up of the head of a wandering spider (Agroeca sp.), showing its eyes. Photographed in Poland

Water mite, SEM C015 / 6374
Water mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a mite (subclass Acari) found in water. Magnification: x600, when printed 10cm wide

Water mite, SEM
Water mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a mite (subclass Acari) found in water. Magnification: x600, when printed 10cm wide

Water mite, SEM C015 / 6372
Water mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a mite (subclass Acari) found in water. Magnification: x600, when printed 10cm wide

Goldenrod crab spider catching a bee
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) catching a bee. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Moth tongue C018 / 2432
Moth tongue. Close-up of the head of a moth, showing the coiled tongue (proboscis) that it uses to drink nectar from flowers

Jumping spider C018 / 2450
Jumping spider. Jumping spiders (family Salticidae) stalk their prey before leaping on it from a few centimetres away. Photographed in South America

Leafcutter ant C018 / 2393
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of the head of a Daceton sp. ant, showing its compound eyes (black) and large mandibles (centre left), which it uses to cut through leaves

Mosquito proboscis, SEM C017 / 8310
Mosquito proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the proboscis of an Anopheles gambiae mosquito. The green part is the stylet, which is used to pierce th skin

Trap-jaw ant C018 / 2436
Trap-jaw ant. Close-up of the head of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower right)

Ant head C018 / 2487
Ant head. Close-up of the head of an ant (family Formicidae), showing its jaws (mandibles, lower centre) and eyes (upper left and right)

Golden carpenter ant C018 / 2485
Golden carpenter ant. Close-up of a golden carpenter ant (Camponotus sericeiventris), showing its jaws (mandibles, centre) and long antennae (upper left and right)

Ant head C018 / 2371
Ant head. Close-up of the head of an ant (family Formicidae), showing its large mandibles (lower right) and one of its compound eyes (black, upper centre)

Leafcutter ant C018 / 2418
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of an ant (family Formicidae) on a leaf, showing its large mandibles (lower centre) that it uses to cut through leaves. This specimen was found in Ecuador

Thick-headed fly C018 / 2386
Thick-headed fly. Close-up of the head of a thick-headed fly (family Conopidae), showing its mouthparts (lower right), one of its large compound eyes (dark, oval), and short antennae (upper right)

Leafcutter ant C018 / 2391
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of the head of a Daceton boltoni ant, showing its compound eyes (black) and large mandibles (upper centre), which it uses to cut through leaves

Aphid C018 / 2374
Aphid. Close-up of the underside of an aphid, or greenfly, (superfamily Aphidoidea), showing its mouthparts (centre) and eyes (red)

Golden carpenter ant C018 / 2484
Golden carpenter ant. Close-up of the head of a golden carpenter ant (Camponotus sericeiventris), showing its jaws (mandibles, lower right) and one of its eyes (upper centre)

Leafcutter ant C018 / 2486
Leafcutter ant. Close-up of a leafcutter soldier ant (Acromyrmex sp.) on a plant, showing its large mandibles (upper centre) that it uses to cut through leaves. Acromyrmex sp

Moth head C018 / 2430
Moth head. Close-up of the head of a moth, showing one of its large compound eyes (round, upper centre) and the scales that cover its body

Trap-jaw ant C018 / 2434
Trap-jaw ant. Close-up of the head of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower right)

Ant head C018 / 2372
Ant head. Close-up of the head of an ant (Aphaenogaster sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower centre) and compound eyes (black, upper left and right). Aphaenogaster sp. Ants

Moth head C018 / 2431
Moth head. Close-up of the head of a moth, showing one of its large compound eyes (dark, round) and the scales that cover its body

Ant head C018 / 2373
Ant head. Close-up of the head of an ant (Aphaenogaster sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower right) and one of its compound eyes (black, upper centre)

Spiny orbweaver spider C018 / 2397
Spiny orbweaver spider

Spiny orbweaver spider C018 / 2398
Spiny orbweaver spider

Mosquito C018 / 2429
Mosquito. Close-up of a mosquito, showing its feathery antennae (right) and long proboscis (lower right), which it uses to suck blood

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"Mouthparts: Unveiling the Intricate World of Nature's Feeding Mechanisms" Discovering the mesmerizing world of mouthparts, as captured through a colored scanning electron micrograph of a fly head. These tiny structures hold secrets that both fascinate and deceive. Intriguingly irresistible, the liar within these mouthparts is unveiled. A leaf-cutter ant from Pacaya-Samiria NR in Peru showcases its impeccable cutting skills, highlighting the precision with which it wields its jaw-like mandibles. Delving deeper into this microscopic realm, we encounter a maggot head under SEM C014/1449. Its intricate anatomy leaves us awestruck, reminding us that beauty can be found even in unexpected places. Artistry takes form as we explore spider anatomy depicted through an exquisite artwork. The complexity of their mouthparts serves as a testament to nature's ingenuity and adaptability. Moving on to honey bees' mouths under SEM C016/8004, we witness their delicate yet efficient design for sipping nectar and collecting pollen. Their vital role in pollination becomes evident as we marvel at their specialized proboscis. The bullet ant (C018/2481) and leafcutter ant (C018/2390) make appearances next, showcasing diverse adaptations for survival within their respective ecosystems. Their formidable jaws remind us of nature's endless variety and resourcefulness. Picture No. 11675186 brings forth the head of an Anopheles mosquito, revealing female mouthparts responsible for transmitting diseases through biting humans. This reminder emphasizes the importance of understanding these mechanisms to combat vector-borne illnesses effectively. From flies to ants, maggots to spiders – this captivating journey through various species' mouthparts sheds light on their remarkable diversity and functionality within our natural world.