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Ant8366 viewsAnt and Skater
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Membracid (Colour Enhanced) x187376 viewsOn account of their enlarged pronotum the Membracidae are usually regarded as equally distinctive as the other higher categories of the Hompoteran insects.
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Martian Wink7021 viewsProstigmata, Parasitengona
This structure, which appears rather like the eye of a character straight from science fiction, is the genital opening of a terrestrial
parasitengone mite and the three oval structures are the genital papillae. Genital papillae are remnants of opisthosomal limb
segments in acariform mites (and still retain the segmented condition in some primitive oribatid mites) and are probably
homologous with the spinnerets of spiders. Although spiders use their opisthosomal limb remnants for spinning silk, acariform mites probably use theirs for osmoregulatory activities, possibly including drinking.
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Cockroach antenna6789 viewsAntenna, near base.
Cockroaches are oval, flat-bodied insects of the family Blattidae, including several species that are common household pests.
An antenna is a movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects.
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Head of a small worker ant6485 viewsHead of a small worker ant.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.
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Assassin Bug (Colour Enhanced) x166293 viewsThese insects prey on other insects and benefit people. This group is characterized by the elongated, narrow head with the three-segmented beak folded back under the head.
Both adults and nymphs are predacious, they live on bushes and tall vegetation where they catch other insects and suck them dry.
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Termite (Colour Enhanced) x335814 viewsPseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; called also white ant. They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are noted for their destructive habits, their large nests, their remarkable social instincts, and their division of labour among the polymorphic individuals of several kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called soldiers.
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Yeast5107 viewsYeast is the colloquial name for single-celled members of the fungal families, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and imperfect fungi that tend to be
unicellular for the greater part of their life cycle.
Commercially important yeasts include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pathogenic yeasts include the genus Candida.
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Cockroach leg jointPeriplaneta - leg joint.
Cockroaches are oval, flat-bodied insects of the family Blattidae, including several species that are common household pests.
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Nanobe coloniesNanobe microcolonies composed of nano-filaments and micro-filaments protruding from the sandstone surface into the porespace.
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Lungfish scaleInside a lungfish scale
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Rat ear boneRat incus
An anvil-shaped bone between the malleus and the stapes in the mammalian middle ear. Also called anvil.
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Pencil tipTip of a common lead pencil.
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Bulbous Carmine MiteAnnerosella - Prostigmata, Homocaligidae
Most Raphignathoidea are characteristic of dry habitats such as open forest, grassland and or desert soils; however, species in the
family Homocaligidae are aquatic to subaquatic. This undescribed species of Annerosella is found on stream margins and in stream bed litter in south east Queensland. Its feeding habits and ecology are unknown. Other species of Annerosella have been found in association with aquatic plants in south east Asia and on Pacific Islands.
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Butterfly eggEgg of a butterfly.
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D. schultzigen. set.
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Leg of a Blowfly x200Apart from two claws the foot posseses two membranous flaps, the Pulvilli, which are covered with tiny hooked hairs. Their adhesiveness enable the fly to 'stick' to almost any surface.
The insect leg also bears the hearing organs. The leg contains very sensitive receptors to perceive very subtle vibrations in the air.
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Sunflower leaf hair from a healthy plantSunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaf hair (Trichome) from a healthy plant
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Insect ClawClaw, Front Leg
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Tse-tse Fly headTwo-winged bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, often carrying and transmitting pathogenic trypanosomes (sleeping sickness) to humans and livestock.
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Male ologamasidMesostigmata, Ologamasidae
Male mesostigmatans are usually much better armoured than females and are often armed with spurs and spines - as shown on
the second pair of legs in this ologamasid mite (Mesostigmata, Ologamaside).
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Lungfish embryo - mouthInside the mouth of a lungfish embryo, with numerous ciliated cells. These cells are found all over the external surface of the animal and keep the embryo clean.
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Mosquito haltereAedes sp (mosquito) haltere
Halteres are balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.
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Head of an ant showing mouth structuresAnother angle of view of the ant with a parasite on its head.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.
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Ant female de-alateA reproductive female ant that has shed its wings (de-alate).
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Ant malesTwo winged reproductive males tend to a developing pupa.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Reproductive female antThe female reproductive ant has wings which it uses to mate on the wing in nuptual flights with winged males.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Ant wingWing of a female reproductive alate.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Head of a small worker antHead of a small worker ant.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Ant mandiblesFront view of the mandibles of a small worker ant.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Petiole of a small antPetiole of a small ant.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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Tarsal claw of a small antTarsal claw of a small ant.
This image is from the House Ant Exploration CD.
See http://webem.com.au for more details.Dec 11, 2006
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