An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal.  Illinois.

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This worker honeypot ant (Myrmecocystus mexicanus) is slowly being consumed from within by a fungus, visible here as growths extruding from the body and appendages.  As soil-dwelling creatures, ants are in constant battle against microbes that thrive in the warm, humid conditions of their nests.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
This worker honeypot ant (Myrmecocystus mexicanus) is slowly being consumed from within by a fungus, visible here as growths extruding from the body and appendages.  As soil-dwelling creatures, ants are in constant battle against microbes that thrive in the warm, humid conditions of their nests.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Aedes albopictus Asian Tiger Mosquito.  Florida.

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Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito (larvae).  Illinois.

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Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito (larvae).  Illinois.

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Aedes albopictus Asian Tiger Mosquito (larvae & pupae).  Florida.

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An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal. Illinois.

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An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal.  Illinois.

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An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal. Illinois.

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