CT scan of male wide-horned hissing cockroach (IMAGE)

Anglia Ruskin University

CT scan of male wide-horned hissing cockroach

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A CT scan of a male wide-horned hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina oblongonota) showing the full respiratory volume. Highlighted are the sclerotized fourth spiracles, which these cockroaches use to produce their "hiss"

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Dr Sophie Mowles

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