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WBug_3336.jpg - There is a lot going on here.  The water bug nymph has captured and has eaten a daphnia.  However, the water bug is itself parasitized by water mites (bright red) and has colonies of protozoans (likely vorticella) attached to the body (white and grey clumps).

There is a lot going on here. The water bug nymph has captured and has eaten a daphnia. However, the water bug is itself parasitized by water mites (bright red) and has colonies of protozoans (likely vorticella) attached to the body (white and grey clumps). Download
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