Bee mite, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This is a Varroa parasitic mite, which attacks the honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. T

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Bee mite, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This is a Varroa parasitic mite, which attacks the honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. The disease caused by the mites is called varroatosis. Imaged using a backscatter electron detector (BSD). Magnification: x67 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

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Photo credit: © Kevin Mackenzie/UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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