Mayfly (Oligoneuriella rhenana) nymph leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a mayfly larva (nymph), showing the hairs (feathe

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Mayfly (Oligoneuriella rhenana) nymph leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a mayfly larva (nymph), showing the hairs (feather-like) that it uses to filter food from the water. Mayfly larvae are aquatic animals that breath underwater using gills. Magnification: x67, when printed 10 cm wide.

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Size: 4185px × 4176px
Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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