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Agriculture · Q371

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 371

Q371

Fossorial legs are found in

A.
Mole cricket
B.
Dung roller
C.
Cicada nymphs
D.
All of these
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Fossorial legs are found in Mole cricket, Dung roller and Cicada nymphs.
Fossorial is a phrase used to describe the legs of some insects and other invertebrates that are modified for digging.
Fossorial limbs can be found on insects such as mole crickets, dung roller and cicasa nymphs. The fore limbs are enlarged and powerful and well adapted for digging.