Proboscis Collection

Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring on a Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June

Picture No. 11014536
Proboscis / Long-nosed Monkey - chief male Labuk Bay, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Asia (Nasalis larvatus) Date:

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on nectar inside a clammy cuphaea flower (Cuphea viscosissima)

Culex mosquito, SEM
Culex mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Culex sp. mosquito. The mosquitos head is dominated by its large compound eyes (brown spheres)

Moth proboscis, SEM
Moth proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the coiled proboscis of a moth (order Lepidoptera). The proboscis is an elongated part of the mouth

Honey bee, SEM
Honey bee (Apis mellifera), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The head and one of the two compound eyes is at lower left

Head of a honey bee, SEM
Head of a honey bee (Apis mellifera), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The compound eyes (one seen) are either side of the antennae

Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar from lantana flower, Switzerland

Mosquito (Culicidae), female, internal anatomy, and sucking blood from skin, cross-section

Anopheles mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an Anopheles stephensi mosquito, the vector for the malaria parasite in Asia

Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) male resting on fern, large butterfly endemic to wet tropics in far north Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Loofah (Luffa sp) flower. Xinjiang, China

RF- Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto), Costa Rica

Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2, 3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1, 2, 3, and common house mosquito
FLO4574316 Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2, 3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1, 2, 3, and common house mosquito, Culex pipiens, 4, 5, head and proboscis 6

Common fly, Musca domestica 1, head of fly 2, magnified 3, proboscis 4, 5, cornea 6, magnified 7
FLO4574014 Common fly, Musca domestica 1, head of fly 2, magnified 3, proboscis 4, 5, cornea 6, magnified 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus 1, 2, king colobus, Colobus polykomos 3, brown-mantled tamarin
FLO4574429 Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus 1, 2, king colobus, Colobus polykomos 3, brown-mantled tamarin, Saguinus fuscicollis 4, red-handed howler, Alouatta belzebul 5, pure-faced langur

Close up of Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding at a flower (Aster sp), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Proboscis monkey with it's unique long nose at Tanjung Puting, Borneo, Indonesia

Bee on sedum DP175821
HARSLEY CASTLE FARMHOUSE, WEST HARLSEY, HAMBLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A bee feeding on the sedum roof above the 15th century castle remains at Harlsey Castle Farmhouse

Picture No. 10894880
Proboscis Monkey / Long-Nosed Monkey - male (Nasalis larvatus) Date:

Working with partners
Antonio Grambone

Bufaforats
Jimmy Hoffman

DDE-90212330
India, Nagarhole National Park. Asian elephant family Date: 26-06-2018

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White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) feeding at thistle flowers, Texas, USA. Date: 07/05/2013

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Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on wild flowers Date: 20/05/2012

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull bellowing on Sea Lion Island, south of mainland, Falkland Islands Date: 18/06/2010

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) Bull on Sea Lion Island, south of mainland, east Falkland Island, Falkland Islands. Date: 18/06/2010

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Malaysia, Island of Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Proboscis monkey (Captive: Nasalis larvatus) endemic to the island of Borneo. Date: 16/12/2008

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Malaysia, Island of Borneo, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Proboscis monkey (Captive: Nasalis larvatus) eating, endemic to Borneo. Date: 16/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull, portrait full face with threat or challenge display securing harem during mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull, portrait full face with threat or challenge display securing harem during mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull, portrait full face with threat or challenge display securing harem during mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull, portrait full face with threat or challenge display securing harem during mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of bull during harem and mating season, face reflecting in water, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull and cow mating, portrait, bull is biting cow in neck to hold her, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of fighting cows in harem, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of fighting cows in harem, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of bull during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of bull during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of pub, face reflecting in water, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of bull during harem and mating season, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) big bull in colony of chinstrap penguins, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) big bull in colony of chinstrap penguins, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) big bull in colony of chinstrap penguins, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) big bull in colony of chinstrap penguins, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) bull and cow mating on beach or surf, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) pub with mother (cow) on beach, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal female (cow) (Mirounga Leonina) portrait during harem and mating season Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of pub, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of pub, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of pub, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Leonina) portrait of pub, Island of South Georgia. Date: 02/12/2008

DDE-90022821
Africa, Tanzania. African elephant, loxodonta africana. Date: 01/03/2005

DDE-90019950
AFRICA, Kenya, Samburu African Elephants - Loxodonta africana Date: 04/08/2003

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Trompe; Proboscis; Russel (engraving)
7197833 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Trompe; Proboscis; Russel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trompe; Proboscis; Russel)

The Proboscis and Other Monkeys (coloured engraving)
5202637 The Proboscis and Other Monkeys (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proboscis and Other Monkeys)

Bootlace worm, proboscis worm, ribbon worm
Bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus 1, Borlasia angliae 1, proboscis worm, Cerebratulus bilineatus 2, Cerebratulus bilineatus 2, ribbon worm, Tubulanus polimorphus 3, Tubulanus elegans 4

Two-toed amphiuma and critically endangered axolotl
Two-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma means, Anfiuma means 1, and critically endangered axolotl or Mexican walking fish, Ambystoma mexicanum, Assolotl del Messico 2

Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus. Endangered
Kahau or Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Monkeys

Duster Head - Chironomus sp
Jorge Fardels

Red Ant Portrait
William Banik

Hunter of the aurora borealis
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Thierry Dufour

Smile you are caught on camera
Thierry Dufour

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), Marion County, Illinois

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) on Missouri Ironweed (Veronia missurica), Marion County, Illinois

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Marion County, Illinois

Viceroy (Limenitis arthemis) on Sneezeweed (Helenium sp. ), Effingham County, Illinois
Viceroy (Limenitis arthemis) on Sneezeweed (Helenium sp.), Effingham County, Illinois

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Marion County, Illinois

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order Falkland Islands

RF - Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) feeding on Fleabane (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) nectaring on Evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) with proboscis extended. At night in garden. Surrey, England, UK. August

Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) Wiltshire, UK, September

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), beach with huge colony at Gold Harbour. South Georgia Island

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) flying to red campion with proboscis extended, Finland, June

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) visiting Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April

Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) close up of head showing proboscis. Note the pollen grains attached to its hairs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus Stacked

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The proboscis, a fascinating and versatile appendage found in various insects, is truly a marvel of nature. Picture No. 11014536 showcases the intricate details of this incredible structure, as seen in different species such as the Culex mosquito, Moth proboscis, Honey bee, and Hummingbird Hawk-moth. In the world of insects, the proboscis serves multiple purposes. For instance, it allows mosquitoes to pierce our skin and suck blood for nourishment. In an intriguing cross-section image of a female mosquito feeding on human skin, we get a glimpse into their internal anatomy during this process. But not all insects use their proboscis for such activities; some rely on it solely for nectar consumption. The Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is one such creature that can be observed in flight while sipping nectar from flowers with its elongated mouthpart. Speaking of flowers, another captivating photograph captures the moment when a Hummingbird hawk-moth indulges in sweet nectar from a Loofah flower (Luffa sp). This interaction between insect and plant highlights the crucial role played by these delicate structures in pollination. The versatility of the proboscis extends beyond just insects; even butterflies like the RF-Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) utilize it to extract nutrients from flowers they visit. Their transparent wings add an enchanting touch to their already mesmerizing appearance. Lastly, let's not forget about moths. The Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor), with its distinctively shaped head showing off its long proboscis up close in yet another stunning image. These creatures are known for their ability to reach deep into floral tubes to access precious nectar reserves. From piercing skin for sustenance to delicately sipping nectar from vibrant blossoms – these images offer a glimpse into the diverse ways in which insects employ their proboscis.