Scale insect. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a scale insect (superfamily Coccoidea) on a leaf. This pest feeds on the plant's sap. It

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Scale insect. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a scale insect (superfamily Coccoidea) on a leaf. This pest feeds on the plant's sap. It secretes a powdery wax coating that protects it against pesticides and predators. Magnification: x150 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5021px × 3480px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, biological, biology, bug, coccoidea, coloured, entomological, entomology, false-coloured, fauna, insect, insecta, invertebrate, leaf, mealy, mealybug, nature, parasite, parasitic, parasitism, pest, scale, sem, wildlife, zoological, zoology