Movie 2.

Anti-parallel sliding of the galea in Eumorpha pandorus. The galeae move in opposite directions during drinking, which increases the spaces between the legulae and can open tip of the proboscis.

Wettability and morphology of proboscises interweave with hawkmoth evolutionary history

Alexandre V. Palaoro, Akshata R. Gole, Yueming Sun, Adam Puchalski, Charles E. Beard, Peter H. Adler, and Konstantin G. Kornev

Journal of Experimental Biology 2023. 226:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.245699