What is the function of air sacs in grasshopper
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some insects including grasshoppers have Air sacs that are enlarged trachea lacking the normal exocuticle and taenidia and are hypothesized to act as bellows to aid convective airflow.
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- Spiracles, which are normally equipped with closable valves, link the tracheae to the outside world.
- Air sacs in some insects, such as grasshoppers, are larger tracheae that lack the regular exocuticle and taenidia, and are thought to operate as bellows to promote convective airflow.
- Tracheae branch into smaller and finer tubes before reaching cells as tracheoles, where O2 diffuses over the tracheolar membrane.
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