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Pre-Oral Tube

Scorpions have what is called a pre-oral tube that is a feeding specilization for scorpions. It allows the scorpion to penetrate its prey, then regurgitate digestive fluids into their body. They can then use this tube to ingest the partially digested mixture.

Source - Scorpion Biology and Research

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