Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Pasture snout mite moulting (Bdellodes lapidaria, Family Bdellidae). This scanning electron micrograph

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Pasture snout mite moulting (Bdellodes lapidaria, Family Bdellidae). This scanning electron micrograph reveals the pasture snout mite moulting. Bdellodes lapidaria is a predatory bdellid that occurs in pasture lands. This mite is predatory on other mites and small arthropods, especially Collembola. Magnification: x12 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 2726px × 3206px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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