ID#: 6272
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This is an Anopheles gambiae mosquito, which is a known vector for the malarial parasite. This particular specimen had landed on the skin of a human host, and had obtained a blood meal, evidenced by the droplet of blood it had expelled through its distal abdominal tip.
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Creation Date: 1976
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