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Bee with parasite

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Austinii
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Description

Here is a bee with an acarian parasite just behind the head, look closely!
Image size
3872x2592px 3.8 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D200
Shutter Speed
10/2500 second
Aperture
F/18.0
Focal Length
105 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jul 15, 2009, 4:54:48 PM
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License
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Triphon
I've seen a documentary years ago about this acarian parasites, the varroa mites, these little bastards would even be partly responsible for the colony collapse disorder. Full view is a dellight to watch by the way!