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Fig. 3. Tracheoles supply oxygen to neural tissue in insects. A schematic of the right optic lobe of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) viewed from the posterior surface showing the posterior trachea. This shows the dense ramifications of tracheoles necessary for oxygen supply within insect brains. Adapted from Burrows (Burrows, 1980).





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