Malcolm Tattersall
Malcolm NQ
Mosquito 0401
Toxorhynchites speciosus - Metallic Mosquito. The feathery antennae and extraordinary grapnel-like proboscis identify it as a male. It's a very large mosquito but doesn't attack people; in fact, it helps us because its larvae prey on larvae of other mosquito species.
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Mosquito 0401
Toxorhynchites speciosus - Metallic Mosquito. The feathery antennae and extraordinary grapnel-like proboscis identify it as a male. It's a very large mosquito but doesn't attack people; in fact, it helps us because its larvae prey on larvae of other mosquito species.
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views
2
faves
3
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Uploaded on January 2, 2011
Taken on January 2, 2011