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Beetle larva living on a spider-hunting wasp

Bee (Anthophora)

Ixodes ricinus, adult female, ventral view, SEM

Mouthpart from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Bumble bee (Bombus) head

House fly (Musca domestica)

Tick

SEM tick, ventral surface.

Fruit bat tongue

Pubic louse, close-up of mouth, SEM.

Black bee (unknown species)

Ixodes ricinus, ventral view, SEM

Male jumping spider (possibly Platycryptus undatus)

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Mouthparts

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Works from the collections

Black bee (unknown species)

Ixodes ricinus, ventral view, SEM

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Tick

Male jumping spider (possibly Platycryptus undatus)

Mouthparts

Images from the collections

Images referencing Mouthparts

Works from the collections

Black bee (unknown species)

Ixodes ricinus, ventral view, SEM

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Tick

Male jumping spider (possibly Platycryptus undatus)

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