Juergen Freund / Close up of mouthparts of Chambered Nautilus {Nautilus pompilius} Underwater, Papua New Guinea

Kim Taylor / Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Close up of eyes of Common Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) newly emerged adult, Surrey, UK

John Cancalosi / Louisiana crayfish / crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) mouthparts, Louisiana, USA

Tony Phelps / Rain spider {Palystes} Little Karoo, South Africa

PREMAPHOTOS / Close up of Zebra mosaic butterfly (Colobura dirce) with its proboscis uncoiled as it feeds on fermenting sap, in rainforest, Argentina.

PREMAPHOTOS / Close up of Zebra mosaic butterfly (Colobura dirce) with its proboscis in the coiled, resting position, in rainforest, Argentina.

PREMAPHOTOS / Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia / Vanessa cardui) showing its hairy eyes and long proboscis, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus) showing its yellow compound eyes and proboscis probing the flower, UK

Warwick Sloss / Common bluebottle fly {Calliphora vomitoria} drinking, captive, UK

John B Free / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) feeding on sugar syrup, UK

John B Free / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on sugar syrup, UK

Nature Production / Japanese Emperor butterflies {Sasakia charonda charonda} gathering to feed on tree sap, Japan

Nature Production / Saw Stag Beetle {Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus} sucking sap, close-up, Japan

Nature Production / Centipede {Chilopoda} mouth, close-up, captive, Japan

Nature Production / Saw Stag Beetle {Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus} mouthparts, close-up, captive, Japan

Nature Production / Moth {Xanthopan morgani praedicta} close-up of mouthparts, antennae and probosis, Madagascar

Nature Production / Tiger Beetle {Cicindela chinensls} Shiga, Japan

Pete Oxford / Carnivorous cricket (Gryllidae) showing mouthparts, Marojejy reserve, Madagascar

Jose B. Ruiz / Leafcutter bee {Coelioxys sp} sleeping, clasped to plant by its mandibles, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Leafcutter bee {Coelioxys sp} sleeping, clasped to plant by its mandibles, Spain

Piotr Naskrecki / Sun Spider (Solifuga) does not have venom glands, their large mouthparts, or chelicerae, are strong enough to kill prey at least as big as themselves, diurnal, Botswana

Piotr Naskrecki / Sun Spider (Solifuga) does not have venom glands, their large mouthparts, or chelicerae, are strong enough to kill prey at least as big as themselves, diurnal, Botswana

Piotr Naskrecki / Hooded Tickspider (Cryptocellus sp) characteristic hood covers mouthparts, Costa Rica

Kim Taylor / Horse Fly {Chrysops quadratus} female showing mouthparts and eyes, Europe.

Andy Sands / Hoverfly {Volucella sonaria} cleaning mouthparts, captive, Hertfordhire, UK.

John Cancalosi / Desert Tarantula {Aphonopelma chalcodes} close-up o f mouthparts, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

Simon Colmer / Close up of mouthparts of Green shore crab (Carcinus maenas) Captive

Tony Phelps / Scorpion {Opistophthalmus karrooensis} close-up of eyes and mouthparts, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Poplar Admiral caterpillar (Limenitis populi) feeding on twig, Germany

David Shale / Imperial / Emperor / Giant African scorpion {Pandinus imperator} Close-up of pincers / pedipalps. Captive

David Shale / Imperial / Emperor / Giant African scorpion {Pandinus imperator} Close-up of mouthparts. Captive

David Shale / Deepsea benthic sea spider (Colossendeis sp) Close-up of head and mouthparts, deep sea Atlantic ocean

Kim Taylor / Common bee fly {Bombylius major} flying to flower with proboscis extended. UK.

Kim Taylor / Bulldog ant worker {Myrmecia sp} showing large jaws, Western Australia.

Kim Taylor / Bulldog ant worker {Myrmecia sp} showing large jaws, Western Australia.

Kim Taylor / Bulldog ant worker {Myrmecia sp} showing large jaws, Western Australia.

Kim Taylor / Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) showing blood- sucking proboscis. UK.

Kim Taylor / Termite (Mastotermes sp) soldier head showing curved scissor-like jaws, Australia.

Kim Taylor / Heliconius Butterfly (Heliconius species) captive

Jane Burton / Ant Lion (Morter obscurus) larva showing jaws for capturing prey. Kenya, captive

Kim Taylor / Close up of mouthparts of Brimstone Butterfly {Gonepteryx rhamni} UK, Captive

Kim Taylor / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) UK. Captive., cut-out

Mark Moffett / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) male's palps, special mouthparts used for mating, Arizona

Chris Shields / Illustration of Dragonfly (Aeshnidae sp.) nymph - showing clasping mouthparts in extended and retracted positions.

Premaphotos / Tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) on riverside gravel in rainforest, showing its large jaws, Malaysia

Premaphotos / Huntsman spider (Holconia / Isopoda sp) in defensive posture with jaws open wide, in her nest in a leaf in rainforest, Malaysia

Premaphotos / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male showing his complex palps used in mating, UK

Premaphotos / Common long-jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa), mating pair showing how the male (lower) locks the female's jaws with his own jaws, UK

Premaphotos / Short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis) male running his antennae through his mouthparts to clean them, UK

Premaphotos / Daddy-long-legs / Rafter spider (Pholcus phalangioides) female holding eggs in her mouthparts, UK

Premaphotos / Daddy-long-legs / Rafter spider (Pholcus phalangioides) female with newly-hatched babies held in her mouthparts, UK

Premaphotos / Spear-jawed jumping spider (Myrmarachne plataleoides) male mimicking an {Oecophylla smaragdina} weaver ant, Nepal

Premaphotos / Desert tarantula spider (Aphonopelma iodium) close up of male, Arizona, USA

Premaphotos / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) showing its long proboscis for extracting nectar from flowers, UK

Premaphotos / Cone-headed katydid (Copiphora rhinoceros) female in rainforest, Costa Rica

Nature Production / Jaw plate of Bigfin Reef Squid {Sepioteuthis lessoniana} Kochi, Japan

Alex Hyde / Sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) mouthparts after being extracted from a dog, UK. False-coloured scanning electon micrograph.

Jiri Lochman / Spider hunter wasp (Anoplius sp.) female, grooming, cleaning front legs and mouthparts, Windjana Gorge National Park, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. (Pompilidae)

Jiri Lochman / Spider hunter wasp (Ctenostegus sp.) female, grooming, cleaning front legs and mouthparts, Zuytdorp National Park, south of Shark Bay, Western Australia. (Pompilidae)

Marie Lochman / Spider hunter wasp / Zebra wasp (Turneromyia sp.) grooming, cleaning front legs and mouthparts, Lake Cronin Nature Reserve, Western Australia. (Pompilidae)

Neil Challis / Female Asiatic blood tail dragonfly (Lathrecista asiatica) cleaning its eyes and mouthparts, Western Thailand.

Ingo Arndt / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) poisoned bee turns out her mouthparts shortly before dying at hive entrance, Germany.

Nigel Cattlin / An adult female dog tick (Idoxes sp.) removed from its host on a plain background