Image of the Day: Antlion's Mandibles

Scanning electron micrograph of the ventral surface of the mandibles of a larval antlion, otherwise known as a "doodlebug"

By The Scientist Staff | February 6, 2013

PUBLIC HEALTH IMAGE LIBRARY, JANICE HANEY CARR

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