Images Dated 2016 February

Larva of Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Larva of Red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), on decaying palm tree. The larvae are a major pest to palm plantations, burrowing into the trees and eventually killing them. Native to Asia

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Agricultural Pest, Animal, Asian, Asian Palm Weevil, Beetle, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Fauna, Grub, High Angle View, Insect, Insecta, Invasive, Larva, Long Snout, Pest Species, Rhynchophorus, Sago Palm Weevil, Snout Beetle, Weevil, Weevils, White, Wildlife, Young Animal

A hard tick (Dermacentor reticulatus)

A hard tick (Dermacentor reticulatus) female on grass. The tick causes tick paralysis by injecting a neurotoxin. Anunfed female is approximately 4 mm long, and when engorged, 10 mm. Alsace, France

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Arachnid, Blood Sucker, Blood Sucking, Close Up, Disease Vector, European, Harmful, Ixodidae, Magnification, Magnified, Micrograph, Parasite, Pathogen Vector, Photomicrography, Tick, Yellow Background

Henson horses (Equus caballus)

Henson horses (Equus caballus), grazing summer field. The breed was established in the 1970s by crossing Thoroughbreds, Arabs and Norwegian Fjord ponies to create a breed suitable for the tourism industry. Crotoy Marsh, Somme, France

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Breed, Chestnut, Domesticated, Eating, Equid, Equidae, Equus, Equus Ferus Caballus, Eutheria, Farm Animal, Feeding, Hoofed, Hoofs, Horse, Mammal, Mammalia, Odd Toed Ungulate, Perissodactyla, Side By Side, Side View, Stocky