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Other animals naturally have no tongues, such as sea stars, sea urchins and other echinoderms, as well as crustaceans, says Chris Mah via email.
- Does a fish have a tongue?
- Do invertebrates have tongues?
- Do sharks have tongues?
- Do ants have tongues?
- Which bird has no tongue?
- What animal has 32 brains?
- Which reptile has no tongue?
- What creature has the largest tongue?
- What do pangolins smell like?
- What animal has the biggest eyes?
- Do goldfish have tongues?
- Do bugs have tongues?
- What animal have no eyes?
Does a fish have a tongue?
With fish, the tongue's function is to transport the food quickly into and through the mouth, where, in many species, an extra set (or sets) of jaws will grind the food. In addition, the tongue moves oxygenated water through the mouth to the gills, helping the fish to breathe.
Do invertebrates have tongues?
Invertebrates such as insects use cells devoted to chemical senses which are the direct evolutionary equivalents of mammal taste buds. ... Vertebrates, on the other hand, all have tongues, and all tongues have taste buds.
Do sharks have tongues?
Do sharks have tongues? Sharks have a tongue referred to as a basihyal. The basihyal is a small, thick piece of cartilage located on the floor of the mouth of sharks and other fishes. ... Taste is sensed by taste buds located on the papillae lining the mouth and throat of the shark.
Do ants have tongues?
Ants do not have much of a tongue. Ants taste things using their feet and palps. Palps are finger-like appendages around the mouth.
Which bird has no tongue?
Flightless birds like emus, ostriches and kiwis have quite insignificant tongues. They are usually small and triangular and don't even reach the tip of their beaks. And, they don't seem to serve any particular purposes as far as feeding and catching food is concerned.
What animal has 32 brains?
Leech has 32 brains. A leech's internal structure is segregated into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain. Leech is an annelid.
Which reptile has no tongue?
Scincidae – commonly known as skinks, the largest lizard family with over 1500 species, of which many are limbless and nearly-limbless species, including (but not confined to) the genera Acontias, Feylinia, Melanoseps, Paracontias and Typhlosaurus from Africa, Lerista from Australia, and some species in the genera ...
What creature has the largest tongue?
The tube-lipped nectar bat has the longest tongue of any mammal in relation to its body size. Its 85 mm (3.3 in) tongue is 1.5 times longer than its body, and must be kept inside its rib cage.
What do pangolins smell like?
What do pangolins smell like? Pangolins don't smell great! Special glands near the pangolin's anus secrete a pungent fluid that is used for both marking territory and defence, not dissimilar to a skunk.
What animal has the biggest eyes?
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain, and is the largest eye of any living land animal, measuring five centimetres across.
Do goldfish have tongues?
Fish – including goldfish – do not have tongues.
Instead, they have a bony structure in their mouth called a basihyal, which looks a lot like a tongue and lies along the bottom of the mouth.
Do bugs have tongues?
While insects don't have tongues the way humans do, when they ingest a solid or liquid they are able to sense it's chemical make up. This ability to sense chemicals is what makes up an insects sense of smell.
What animal have no eyes?
Like sea urchins, hydras also respond to light even though they lack eyes. When scientists sequenced the genome of Hydra magnipapillata, they found plenty of opsin genes. Recently, scientists confirmed that hydras have opsins in their tentacles, specifically in their stinging cells, known as cnidocytes.
