Female Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger Mosquito, biting on human skin for a blood meal

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Female of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) biting on human skin and bloodfeeding to generate a new egg batch. Invasive, potentially disease-carrying species around the world, photographed in Catalonia, Spain, where it is present since 2004.

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Photo credit: © Lamara Dalzous / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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