Ovipositor
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The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for laying eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology
Ovipositor of long-horned grasshopper (the two cerci are also visible)
The process of oviposition in Dolichomitus sp. Tapping with her antennae, the wasp listens for the vibrations that indicate a host is present With the longer ovipositor, the wasp drills a hole through the bark The wasp inserts the ovipositor into the cavity which contains the host larva Making corrections Depositing the eggs
A female fly in the family Tephritidae, with the ovipositor retracted and only the scape showing.
Ovipositing Mexican fruit flies showing the scapes of the extended ovipositors.
Tettigoniidae
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Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborde
Ovipositor
…Ovipositor of long-horned grasshopper (the two cerci are also visible) The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for laying eggs. In insects, an ovipositor…
Tettigonia viridissima qtl 2
Tettigonia viridissima
Katydid camouflaged on a bamboo leaf
Katydid eggs attached in rows to a plant stem