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PHIL Image 2209

ID#:2209
Description:Drawing of the lateral view of an Anopheles mosquito larva showing palmate hairs at the water's surface.

By applying the adherent properties associated with the surface tension of water, these specialized hairs hold the larva parallel to the water's surface in a characteristic horizontal position.

High Resolution:Right click here and select "Save Target As..." for hi-resolution image (18.62 MB)
Content Providers(s):CDC
Creation Date:1975
Photo Credit:
Links:
  • CDC – NCID - Malaria Information for Travelers to Temperate South America
  • CDC - NCID - Division of Parasitic Diseases: Malarial Life Cycle
    Categories:
    CDC Organization

    MeSH
    tree picture Diseases
    tree picture tree picture Parasitic Diseases
    tree picturetree picture tree picture Protozoan Infections
    tree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Coccidiosis
    tree picturetree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Malaria
    tree picture Organisms
    tree picture tree picture Animals
    tree picturetree picture tree picture Invertebrates
    tree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Arthropods
    tree picturetree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Insects
    tree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Diptera
    tree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Culicidae
    tree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picturetree picture tree picture Anopheles
    Copyright Restrictions:None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.
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