The dragonfly Diplacodes trivialis, commonly found in the gardens, fields and playgrounds of Asia and the Pacific Islands, usually perches on the ground and rarely flies higher than 1 meter.
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False-colored scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles (yellow) infecting a human H9 T cell (blue, turquoise)
Remoras use sucking discs derived from dorsal fins to attach themselves to other marine animals or the hulls of ships.
A malaria parasite-infected red blood cell (colored blue) is covered in small bumps while healthy red blood cells around it have smooth surfaces.
The jumping spider has eight eyes, including four appearing prominently in a row on the front of its head.
The plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis (yellow) adheres to spines (purple) on the inside of a flea's digestive tract.
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