Northern house mosquito larva (Culex pipiens) suspended head down from a water surface. A single female lays between 40 to 400 eggs onto a water surface,which quickly hatch into larvae. The larvae breathes through a piphon tube (top). Surface tension around the hairs of the opening of the tube enables the larvae to retain its position | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
Taille de l’image : | 3130 px × 4677 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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