| 1. | Most species are small, with the ovipositor adapted for piercing.
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| 2. | Males are distinguished from females by the absence of an ovipositor.
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| 3. | Those early ancestors however lacked the internal ovipositors of modern roaches.
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| 4. | The common name spiketails refers to the females'prominent ovipositors.
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| 5. | Apparently the stinger in most stinging insects is a modified ovipositor.
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| 6. | The female has a slightly curved ovipositor, which measures about.
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| 7. | In all stinging Hymenoptera the sting is a modified ovipositor.
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| 8. | Females often have long ovipositors, an organ that largely varies interspecifically.
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| 9. | The female's ovipositor is laterally compressed and curves sharply upwards.
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| 10. | In females the ovipositor becomes visible at the third instar.
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