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The Mouthparts of Female Blood-Feeding Frog-Biting Midges (Corethrellidae, Diptera)
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Female frog-biting midges exclusively feed on blood from frogs. They are attracted by the calling of male frogs and search for specific feeding sites on their host’s body. To feed, these blood-feeding midges use a very short proboscis that is composed of six piercing structures and a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231059/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37233088 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects14050461 |