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Bloodfeeding - Anopheles quadrimaculatus - female
Copyright © 2005 Sean McCann

Bloodfeeding - Anopheles quadrimaculatus - Female
Vero Beach*, Indian River County, Florida, USA
December 3, 2005
*From a colony

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 4 December, 2005 - 11:09am

Ouch!
You aare so dedicated! Do yu really need to do this again and again?
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 December, 2005 - 11:11am

 
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Well, to get some better images and more species into the Guide. The Wyeomyia didn't even hurt (I think it was the first time I was bit by them). On the other hand, my immune system is all too familiar with Anopheles saliva...
… Sean McCann, 4 December, 2005 - 11:29am

 
. . .
You and Jim are such brave souls! Each one in his own way. Me? I choose to walk among the flowers ;-)
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 December, 2005 - 12:35pm

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