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The 18 pages that link to Proboscis, each with the reason it gives.

• LepidopteraRelated: Many adult lepidopterans use a coiled proboscis to drink liquid food.

• HeteropteraRelated: Heteropterans use a segmented proboscis to pierce tissues and draw fluids.

• MothRelated: Many adult moths use a coiled proboscis to drink nectar or other fluids.

• NectarivoryRelated: Some nectarivores use elongated feeding organs to reach nectar in deep flowers.

• AnophelesRelated: Female Anopheles use this mouthpart to pierce skin and take blood.

• Sea spiderRelated: Sea spiders use this tube-like structure to take in food.

• DeinotheriidaeRelated: As proboscideans, deinotheres likely used a trunk-like proboscis to gather food.

• SphingidaeRelated: Many sphingids use a long proboscis to reach nectar in deep flowers.

• OttoiaRelated: Ottoia used its retractable proboscis to probe sediment and capture prey.

• PlatybelodonRelated: The trunk could have worked with the lower tusks during food handling.