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TitleFile:Female Varroa destructor on the head of a bee nymph (5048099307).jpg
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Rating2.5
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Description
An adult female of Varroa destructor, a mite parasiting the domestic bee (honeybee - Apis mellifera). Dorsal view, on the head of a bee nymph.  Scale : mite width ~ 2 mm  Technical settings :  * focus stack of 36 images * microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25)
Original URLhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Female_Varroa_destructor_on_the_head_of_a_bee_...
photographerGilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium
providerWikimedia Commons
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith