Mosquito Fish Preparing to Ingest Mosquito Larva
Mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis, preparing to ingest a mosquito larva. These tiny fish can eat their own weight in mosquito larvae each day, and have been introduced into water ways throughout the world in order to aid in control of mosquitoes, especially where malaria and yellow fever are a threat.
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