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From: Onchocerciasis
Red Book® 2015, 2015
Figure Legend:
As an adult, this Simulium sp larva, or black fly, is a vector of the disease, onchocerciasis, or river blindness. The black fly larva is usually a filter-feeder, feeding on nutrients extracted from passing currents. Prior to entering the pupal stage, a Simulium sp larva passes through 6 larval stages, then encases itself in a silken, submerged cocoon. Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of download: 11/7/2017
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