Beetle Head (IMAGE)

Penn State

Beetle Head

Caption

This is a cross-section of the paired mandibular mycangia in the head of the ambrosia beetle, Euwallacea validus, which house the symbiotic fungus the beetle farms.

Credit

Matthew Kasson, Penn State

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