spiracle . External openings found in some animal species.
Summary
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- 1 Blowhole in fish
- 2 Blowhole in insects
- 3 Functions of the spiracles
- 4 Some examples of animals with spiracles
- 5 Sources
spiracle in fish
- Hole in the head of elasmobranch fish that communicates with the pharynxand allows the passage of water into the gill cavity when the mouth is closed.
spiracle in insects
- Small hole in the integument or tissue of insects, arachnids, and other animals with tracheal respiration]] for air to enter through. stigma.
Functions of the spiracles
- Blowholes are external openings found in some animal species, such as insects, spiders, and some species of fish and whales. The function of the spiracles is related to respiration, helping oxygen reach the internal respiratory organs, such as the lungs in whales and the trachea in insects. In vertebrate species, the spiracles are located on the head while in invertebrates these organs are located on the thorax or abdomen.
Some examples of animals with spiracles
- sperm whale
- Conclusions
- Pisosis event
- Calliphoridae
- minke whale
- arachnids
- Ballena you are
- black whale
- betic midwife toad
- Grass Frog
- Rana Cangrejera
- Rana Darwin de Chile
- Anopheles albimanus