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Bat parasite - Cimex pilosellus
Copyright © 2011 Ty Fitzmorris

Bat parasite - Cimex pilosellus
Sedona/Oak Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 1, 2011
Size: roughly 4mm
This bat was resting on our house in the riparian alder-sycamore gallery along lower Oak Creek, south of Sedona. The parasite was attached to the foreleg, though I couldn't tell if it was really embedded, or just holding on.

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Contributed by Ty Fitzmorris on 2 September, 2011 - 3:48pm
Last updated 2 March, 2012 - 12:23pm

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