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[S 8729] Yellow fever mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. The head is at centre right, with large compound eyes (blue). There are two hairy antennae and a long proboscis (pink) used for penetrating human skin and sucking blood. Only female mosquitoes suck blood and therefore carry disease. A. aegypti transmits filariasis, yellow fever and dengue fever to humans. Mosquito-borne diseases are a major problem throughout the tropics. Magnification: x50 at 6x7cm size. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Eye of Science) === === : DIA, Mittelformat, Nr. Z341/218 ] [Stockbild]