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From: An augmented wood-penetrating structure: Cicada ovipositors enhanced with metals and other inorganic elements

Figure 2

SEM images of the teeth of cicada ovipositors. (a,b) show the dorsal side of the rasping region of the ovipositor of M. septendecula and N. linnei, respectively. A tooth (To) consists of two structurally-defined regions, a smooth (Sm) distal part and a rough (Ro) proximal region. The dorsum of the rasping teeth of N. linnei (b) have a knob-like protrusion (Pr). Ventral images of ovipositors of M. septendecim (c) and N. linnei (d) show that the teeth are bump-like laterally and have campaniform sensilla (Se), which were observed in all studied species.

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