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| Title | File:Female Varroa destructor on the head of a bee nymph (5048727154).jpg |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ |
| Rating | 2.5 |
| Vetted | Untrusted |
| Description | An adult female of Varroa destructor, a mite parasiting the domestic bee (honeybee - Apis mellifera). Frontal view, on the head of a bee nymph. With thanks to the people working at the "CARI" (bee research center) who provided the infested bees. Scale : mite width ~ 2 mm Technical settings : - focus stack of 53 images - microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) on 30mm extension (just the adapter) |
| Original URL | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Female_Varroa_destructor_on_the_head_of_a_bee_... |
| photographer | Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium |
| provider | Wikimedia Commons |
