Black Fly (IMAGE)

University of Liverpool

Black Fly

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This is an adult Black Fly (Simulium yahense) with parasite (Onchocerca volvulus) emerging from the insect's antenna. The parasite is responsible for the disease known as River Blindness in Africa.

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