“As the bee's proboscis is inserted into the flower, it pushes past the retrorse anthers to the nectar at the base of the tube.”
“He reminded them of their Mayan ancestors with his large proboscis of a sharp nose and his short and stocky but well-muscled body tanned by the Caribbean sun.”
“Next, it extends its proboscis, a beak neatly folded under its head, and pierces the skin of its victim.”
“This is an unusual mode of feeding for echiurans, and most use their proboscises to move sedimentary detritus to their mouths.”
“When the hawk moth proboscises were long compared to the length of the flower tube, the hawk moths did not efficiently pick up pollen, and the flowers did not reproduce well.”
“Eventually, bees extended their tonguelike proboscises when exposed to the scent alone.”
