<I>Aedes aegypti</I> Mosquito Larva (IMAGE)

University of Miami

<I>Aedes aegypti</I> Mosquito Larva

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This image shows the Posterior end of an Aedes aegypti mosquito larva, the agent responsible for transmitting the Dengue virus to humans, showing characteristic siphon and spines.

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Adriana Troyo and Olger Calderon

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