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An aphid pierces its proboscis into the___to get plant juices.

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An aphid pierces the plant tissues with its long needle-like organ“proboscis”. When a feeding aphid is killed and the stem carefully sectioned, the proboscis only penetrates up to a phloem sieve tube. This proboscis also provides a ready-made means of obtaining the juice.

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