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  • A western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) with an ear mite infestation. Dechuutes National Forest, Oregon.
    bat_parasite_MDurham477_27.jpg
  • A golden stonefly (Hesperoperla pacifica) carrying a load of parasitic mites in flight near the bank of the Metolius River. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Please note: this image has been digitally altered – a second insect, partially in frame, has been removed.
    parasites_on_stonefly_8405StoneF1.jpg
  • a sun jellyfish (Clytia gregaria) with a parasitic anemone attahed to its bell. The anemone will grow until it kills the jellyfish.
    parasitic_anenome_31506004.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle. Note the parasitic mites around the eye.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-143.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle. Note the parasitic mites around the eye.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-144.jpg
  • A carrion beetle (Nicrophorus carolinensis) in flight, Texas. Note the parasitic mites living on the exoskeleton.
    carrion_beetle_flying_92408TTb-410.jpg
  • An atlantic sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) jellyfish with a parasitic crab on its bell. Photographed in captivity near the Oregon Coast.
    atlantic_jellyfish_DurHM148.jpg
  • A black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) feeding from a plant stem in a garden in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    aphid-42013pe-100.jpg
  • Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) feeding from a plant stem in a garden in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    aphid-41813Aph-100.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-19.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-488.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-519.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-36.jpg
  • a female phorid fly (Pseudacteon obtusus)  flies above red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant with an egg. She uses the stabbing part of her ovipositor to pierce the thorax and implant the egg. After the egg hatches the larvae migrates to the ant's head, and kills the insect. This type of fire ant is an invasive species imported from South America, and the phorid fly is being introduced to parts of Texas to help control the population of introduced fire ants.
    fire_ant_phorid_fly_31609PhF-31.jpg
  • A vivid dancer damselfly (Argia vivida) resting on a salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum). The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    vivid_blue_damselfly_61809Wl-15.jpg
  • A single leech illustrating body flexibility during locomotion. Collected from a pond in Central Texas.
    aquatic_leech_42909CLc22F.jpg
  • An aquatic leech, collected from a pond in central Texas.
    aquatic_leech_4209Clc-35.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed in flight with a high-speed camera.
    flying_wasp_7506SW5.jpg
  • A Blue Mud Wasp (Chalybion californicum) photographed with a high-speed camera. These wasps are known for feeding black widow spiders to their young. They also will take over the nests of black and yellow waps.
    Blue_Mud_Wasp_7506BMW2.jpg
  • A male american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni). NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK2.jpg
  • A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with a small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) along the shore of James Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    bird_preening_igunana_82410PPre2-157.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed in flight with a high-speed camera.
    black_and_yellow_mud_dauber_wasp_740...jpg
  • A bat bug (family: Heteroptera) ectoparasite feeding on part of the wing of a big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus).
    bat_bug_ectoparasite_71407CPLd-38.jpg
  • A male american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni). NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK1.jpg
  • A female mosquito (Culicidae spp.) biting a human arm. Note the red blood clearly visible in the abdomen of the insect as it draws in through its proboscis.
    biting_mosquito-MDurham244_12.jpg
  • An Ichneumon wasp (Ichneunon sp) in flight. Photographed with a high-speed camera in an ponderosa pine forest / canyon habitat. NE Oregon.
    flying_Ichneumon_wasp_7406IWS1.jpg
  • A bat bug (family: Heteroptera) ectoparasite feeding on part of the wing of a big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus).
    bat_bug_ectoparasite_71407CPLd-32.jpg
  • A female american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni) engorged after a blood meal. NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK3.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed in flight with a high-speed camera.
    flying_wasp_7506WS4.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed in flight with a high-speed camera.
    flying_wasp_7506WS2.jpg
  • A female american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni) engorged after a blood meal. NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK5.jpg
  • A male american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni) as seen from a low angle to lllustrate the flattened body of the insect. NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK4.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) photographed in flight with a high-speed camera.
    flying_wasp_7506WS1.jpg
  • A female american dog tick (Dermacentor andersoni) engorged after a blood meal. NE Oregon.
    american_dog_tick_63006TK6.jpg
  • A Blue Mud Wasp (Chalybion californicum) photographed with a high-speed camera. These wasps are known for feeding black widow spiders to their young. They also will take over the nests of black and yellow waps.
    Blue_Mud_Wasp_7506BMW1.jpg
  • Male Thyreus bee (possibly Thyreus histrionicus). Photographed with a high speed camera in Matobo National Park , Zimbabwe. Thyreus is a genus of bees commonly known as cuckoo bees, which parasitise other bees, in this case anthophorines bees. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Male_Thyreus_bee_32112ZmP-1904.jpg
  • Male Thyreus bee (possibly Thyreus histrionicus). Photographed with a high speed camera in Matobo National Park , Zimbabwe. Thyreus is a genus of bees commonly known as cuckoo bees, which parasitise other bees, in this case anthophorines bees. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    Male_Thyreus_bee_32112ZmP-1844.jpg
  • Portrait of a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae). These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    pyrgotidae_fly_32309PrygF1.jpg
  • a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae) in flight. These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    parastic_fly_(Pyrgota_undata)_32009h...jpg
  • a parastic fly (Pyrgota undata) (family pyrgotidae) in flight. These flies will lay an egg on the adult june beetle while in flight. Central Texas.
    parastic_fly_(Pyrgota_undata)_32009h...jpg
  • A carrion beetle (Nicrophorus carolinensis) in flight, Texas. Note the parasitic mites living on the exoskeleton.
    carrion_beetle_flying_92408TTb-412.jpg
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