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General Description
Mouthparts pierces through hippo hides: African biting flies
Source and Additional Information
The mouthparts of African biting flies can pierce tough hippopotamus hides due to their ultra-strong, needle-like structure.
"Tabanids (horseflies and deerflies) have large heads, large eyes, and especially large and sharp piercing mouthparts – in some African species, strong enough to pierce through tough hippopotamus hide." (Crump 2005:71)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
References
- Crump, M. 2005. Headless Males Make Great Lovers & Other Unusual Natural Histories. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 199 p.
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"Tabanidae". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/9018". Accessed
21 Mar 2010.
