Mosquito Collection (#10)

Mosquito wing surface, SEM
Mosquito wing surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the micro-structures on the surface of a mosquito (family Culicidae) wing

Mosquito body surface, SEM
Mosquito body surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of overlapping scales on the body surface of an unidentified mosquito (family Culicidae). Magnification unknown

Surface of mosquito, SEM
Mosquito body surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of overlapping scales on the body surface of an unidentified mosquito (family Culicidae)

Female mosquito head, light micrograph
Female mosquito (family Culicidae) head, light micrograph. The mosquitos head is dominated by its large compound eyes (black spheres)

Mosquito larva head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of an unidentified mosquito larva (family Culicidae)

Culex sp. mosquito, light micrograph
Culex mosquito. Light micrograph of an unidentified mosquito (Culex sp.). Mosquitoes belong to the family known as Culicidae (order Diptera) which includes about 1500 species

Mosquito, SEM
Mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of an unidentified female mosquito (family Culicidae). The large compound eyes (pink) dominate the head

Macrophoto of malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae
Malaria mosquito. Macrophotograph of an Anopheles gambiae mosquito on a leaf. Female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria whilst taking blood meals from humans

Close-up of a malaria mosquito (Anopheles sp. )
Mosquito. Close-up of a mosquito, probably of the genus Anopheles sp. one of the mosquitoes respon- sible for transmitting malaria; the parasite that causes the disease is carried in the saliva of

Mosquito larva. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unidentified mosquito larva (family Culicidae). The larva hatches and lives in water until it attains its adult form

SEM of male mosquito
Mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unidentified male mosquito (family Culicidae). Its large compound eyes (cyan) can be seen at upper left

Mosquito heads, light micrograph
Mosquito heads. Light micrograph of the heads of a male (left) and female (right) mosquito (family Culicidae). The mosquitos head is dominated by its large compound eyes (solid white)

Mosquito larva mouth hairs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouth hairs of a mosquito larva (Aedes albopictus). These hairs are feeding structures used to filter water

Mosquito larva in drop of water
Mosquito larva. Mosquito larva (family Culicidae) in a drop of water. Mosquito eggs are always laid in water, though the preferred location depends upon the species

SEM of mosquito head
Mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of an unidentified male mosquito (family Culicidae). Its large compound eyes (made up of numerous red facets) is at top centre

Macrophoto of female yellow fever mosquito
Macrophotograph of a female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, feeding on human blood. The labium, the protective sheath of the proboscis

Asian tiger mosquito, SEM
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Structures on its head (upper centre) include its large compound eyes (red), two feather-like antennae (right)

Feeding mosquito. Macrophotograph of an Anopheles stephensi mosquito feeding on human skin. A female Anopheles mosquito feeds on vertebrate blood by using her proboscis (lower centre)

Mosquito antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the antenna of a male mosquito (family Culicidae). The antennae are covered in delicate hairs that are sensitive to the flight tones

Head of mosquito
Mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of the head of an unidentified male mosquito (family Culicidae)

Disease-watching satellites, conceptual image. Satellites collecting data from Earth, which will be used to predict and prevent disease epidemics

Human diseases. Artwork of a male silhouetted figure, surrounded by various disease-causing organisms. The mosquito (Anopheles gambiae, upper left) transmits a parasitic protozoan it bites

Mosquito net
MODEL RELEASED. Mosquito net. Woman asleep under a mosquito net, which may be impregnated with an insecticide to increase the amount of protection

Dengue fever virus particles, TEM

Dengue fever virus replication, TEM

Malaria ookinete, TEM
Malaria parasite. Image 5 of 10. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a sexual malaria ookinete in a mosquito gut wall

Malaria parasite, TEM
Malaria parasite. Image 4 of 10. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a sexual male malaria (Plasmodium sp.) microgametocyte in a mosquito (Anopheles sp.) gut

Malaria in the body
Malaria in body. Computer illustration of the passage of malaria through the human body. Malaria is a tropical disease caused by Plasmodium sp. protozoa

Mounted mosquito (family Culicidae). Photographed at Universita degli Studi, Facolta di Agraria di Portici, Naples, Italy

Mosquito, artwork

Male mosquito head, light micrograph. The head is dominated by large compound eyes. Complex sensory antennae extend from the head. A long feeding proboscis is seen between these antennae

Mosquito in amber
Mosquito (lower centre) and remnants of other insects preserved in amber. Amber is the fossilised resin of various coniferous trees

Mosquito head, SEM
Mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a mosquito, showing its large compound eyes. Each eye consists of many lenses (spheres) known as ommatidia

Angry mosquitoes, conceptual artwork

Culex mosquito male, light micrograph

Mosquito taking flight
2006 Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir. Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame With a newly-obtained fiery red blood meal visible through her now transparent abdomen

Anopheles mosquito, artwork
Anopheles mosquito. Computer artwork of an Anopheles sp. mosquito. The females of several species of Anopheles mosquito are responsible for transmitting Plasmodium sp

Malaria life-cycle, artwork
Malaria life-cycle. Computer artwork showing the life-cycle and transmission of malaria parasites. Anticlockwise from upper left: A mosquito bites and infects a person

Mosquito haltere, SEM
Mosquito haltere. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a close-up of a mosquitos body showing a haltere (vertical, centre)

Giovanni Grassi, Italian zoologist
Giovanni Grassi. Portrait of Giovanni Batista Grassi (1854-1925), Italian zoologist and malaria pioneer. In 1889-90 Grassi suggested that different species of the Plasmodium protozoa caused different

Mosquito testis infected with bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a testis from a Culex pipiens mosquito infected with Walbachia sp. bacteria (yellow)

Mosquito ovary infected with bacteria TEM
Mosquito ovary infected with bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an ovary from a Culex pipiens mosquito infected with Walbachia sp. bacteria (yellow)

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