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Gravid cat flea - Ctenocephalides felis - female
Copyright © 2008 Mark Fox

Gravid cat flea - Ctenocephalides felis - Female
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: 2-3mm
You can see the eggs clearly through the abdomen. Collected from one of my dogs.
Contributed by Mark Fox on 26 August, 2008 - 12:27pm

Wow.
Great work, Mark! I know that just slide-mounting these is a real chore.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 August, 2008 - 3:37pm

 
It was kind of a pain.
I'm definitely still learning a lot of the basic specimen preparation techniques for the super-small stuff (mites, fleas, etc). I enjoy it, though. I'm also trying to figure out some basic plant histology and staining skills.
… Mark Fox, 26 August, 2008 - 9:57pm

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