#maxillae

Some 'science' photo libraries are…questionable.

This photo claims to be "Ant carrying aphid egg, SEM" colorized to highlight the "egg" but look closely!

It's NOT an egg. That's just part of the ant's mouth! To understand what's wrong, take a look at the second set of photos by Hugo Darras. You can see the "egg" is part of her maxillae, the part she uses to collect liquid.

How did they decide it was an aphid egg?

Protraction Effect of Rampa on Maxillae, Upper Airway and Hyoid Bone Position; Finite Element Analysis by Bumkyoo Choi in  Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) https://biomedres.us/fulltexts/BJSTR.MS.ID.000707.php

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No dear. My form is fluid and ever changing. My physical body is something I’ve crafted myself. I’m quite the ‘fleshcrafter’ myself hmhmhm

Unfortunately I cannot tattoo my skin because I am constantly completely reforming my entire body... BUT...