Reposted by Irene Arnoldi
🔬 🦟 Thanks to #ISIDORe funding, Irene Arnoldi (University of Milan) + Aleš Benda & František Kitzberger (#EuroBioImaging's Prague Node) explored the feeding mechanism of the tiger Mosquito with #volumeEM.
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The sensilla of the proboscis of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is an increasingly present species across the globe. With a voracious appetite and aggressive, day-time feeding tactics, female tiger mosquitoes are a…