Female bedbug's abdomen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external groove over the pleural membrane on the abdomen of a female bedbug (Cimex lectularius). During mating,the male uses a specialised organ to pierce the female's abdomen at this groove and deposit his sperm in a sac. The sperm then migrate through the body cavity to the seminal conceptacles,where they are stored ready for fertilisation. Among the insects,this so-called traumatic insemination is unique to bedbugs and related families. Two to four generations of young can be bred yearly. Bedbugs feed on human blood. Magnification: x395 at 10 cm wide | |
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