Scientist Matthew Lehnert uses the latest technology to look deep into a butterfly’s proboscis – or its elongated sucking mouthpart – to determine the mechanism for how it feeds. You don't have to go ...

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 ...

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 that ...

The feeding apparatus of butterflies and moths has drawn considerable attention owing to its specialised morphology and its critical role in ecological interactions. The proboscis is a highly derived, ...

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 ...

See how scientists are using the latest technology to discover how butterflies eat. Scientist Matthew Lehnert uses the latest technology to look deep into a butterfly's proboscis - or it's elongated ...