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Magnified 405X, this scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image revealed the ornately festooned tip of an Anopheles gambiae mosquito's proboscis. Seen in the field of view is actually the sheath that covered the pair of the needle-sharp stylets, which together, are known as the fascicle. The larger of the two stylets, known as the labrum, when viewed in cross-section, takes on the shape of a "V", and acts as a gutter, which directs the ingested host blood towards the insect's mouth.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Paul Howell; Janice Carr
Creation Date: 2006
Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr
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