This striking darkfield photomicrograph features the head, antennae, and proboscis of a male mosquito. The image was captured on an Olympus DP-10 digital camera using a Nikon Optiphot microscope with a 2x Objective.
Mosquitoes are insects belonging to the Diptera order, along with their cousins, the true flies.
They have two wings and their mouthparts form a long piercing-sucking proboscis, although in male mosquitoes the mouthparts are not suitable for piercing skin. Note the feathery antennae present in the photomicrograph. All Rights Reserved . No images, graphics, scripts, or applets may be reproduced or used in any manner without permission from the copyright holders.