ID#: 5814
Caption:
This female Anopheles stephensi mosquito was obtaining a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis. Note the droplet of blood being expelled from the insect’s abdomen, after having engorged itself on its host’s blood. This mosquito is a known malarial vector with a distribution that ranges from Egypt, all the way to China.
High Resolution: Click here for hi-resolution image (18.29 MB)
Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. William Collins
Creation Date: 2004
Photo Credit: Jim Gathany
Links:
Categories:
CDC Organization
Skip Navigation Links.

MeSH
Skip Navigation Links.
Copyright Restrictions: Permission is not required for public domain images, however, these images are provided by CDC and are available for personal, professional, and educational use with appropriate attribution. Redistribution must credit CDC and, where known, the individual photographer, and identify the CDC website as the free source. For additional terms see Use of Agency Materials | Other | CDC