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Image of Anopheles funestus Giles 1900

Image of Anopheles funestus Giles 1900

Description:

This photograph depicts an Anopheles funestus mosquito partaking in a blood meal from its human host. Note the blood passing through the proboscis, which has penetrated the skin, and entered a miniscule cutaneous blood vessel.
Created: 2005

Source Information

license
cc-publicdomain
photographer
James Gathany
provider
Public Health Image Library