Trunk (?) of a small fly

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Trunk (?) of a small fly

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Rare and interesting

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Weird; I have an idea what it is but would need to see an image at lower magnification showing more of the trunk before commenting further.
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OK, looks just like normal mouthparts somewhat contracted.
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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.

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Olympus microscope and objectives

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