Savannah Tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans) feeding on blood through a silicon membrane

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In the lab, tsetse flies are routinely fed on blood through a synthetic silicon membrane heated to body temperature.

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Size: 5500px × 3667px
Photo credit: © Ray Wilson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: african, bloodfed, diptera, disease, feeding, fly, glossina, glossinidae, insect, membrane-feeding, morsitans, savannah, sickness, sleeping, trypanosomiasis, tsetse, vector