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Image of bed bugs

Image of bed bugs

Description:

This highly-magnified scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed on the rostral head region of a bedbug, Cimex lectularius. Note the distal anatomical relationships of the insect’s skin piercing mouthparts used to obtain its blood meal. For a colorized version of this image see PHIL 11140.

Clinical Features:
Created: 2009

Source Information

license
cc-publicdomain
photographer
Janice Haney Carr
provider
Public Health Image Library