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Anopheles gambiae Mosquito, Malaria Vector

Lateral view of a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. This specimen had landed on a human skin surface, and was in the process of obtaining its blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum, which it had inserted into its human host. Note the red color of the labrum, as it was filled with blood, and the bright-red abdomen that had become enlarged due to its blood meal contents. You can also see a droplet of blood that was being expelled from the distal tip of its abdomen. A. gambiae is a known vector for the parasitic disease malaria.

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Title: Anopheles gambiae Mosquito, Malaria Vector

Caption: Lateral view of a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. This specimen had landed on a human skin surface, and was in the process of obtaining its blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum, which it had inserted into its human host. Note the red color of the labrum, as it was filled with blood, and the bright-red abdomen that had become enlarged due to its blood meal contents. You can also see a droplet of blood that was being expelled from the distal tip of its abdomen. A. gambiae is a known vector for the parasitic disease malaria.

Category: medical • insects

Credit: Album / Science Source / CDC/James Gathany

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Image size: 4500 × 3026 px | 39.0 MB

Print size: 38.1 × 25.6 cm | 1771.7 × 1191.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ANOPHELES GAMBIAE • ANOPHELES • ARTHROPOD • ARTHROPODA • ARTHROPODS • BUG (INSECT) • CONTAGION • CONTAGIOUS • CULICIDAE • DIPTERA • DISEASE • EPIDEMIOLOGY • FEEDING • FEMALE • GNAT • INFECTIOUS DISEASE • INSECT • INSECT-BORNE DISEASE • INSECTS • MALARIA VECTOR • MALARIA • MALARIAL VECTOR • MALARIAL • MEDICAL • MIDGE • MOSQUITO • MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE • MOSQUITOE • MOSQUITOE-BORNE DISEASE • MOSQUITOES • MOSQUITOS • PARASITE • PARASITIC • PATHOGEN • PATHOGENIC • SCIENCE • SUBTROPICAL FEVER VECTOR • TROPICAL FEVER VECTOR • VECTOR • ZOOLOGICAL • ZOOLOGY