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Top view of a mayfly showing the huge 3-D compound eyes and the three simple eyes in between. check
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Top view of a mayfly showing the huge 3-D compound eyes and the three simple eyes in between. check

2009EphemeropteraHeptageniidaeMaccaffertium vicariumflatheaded mayfly

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  • Unknown insect egg; parasitized; about 30 parasitoid wasps emerged from two of these eggs.
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  • Bizarre head of a mayfly showing the compound eyes and the 3 huge simple eyes. Mayfly adults have no mouthparts. check
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  • haltere, the modified 2nd wing that helps balance the insect in flight.
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  • Top view of a mayfly showing the huge 3-D compound eyes and the three simple eyes in between. check
  • Ventral view of whitefly parasitoid that has chewed a hole in the host's integument and is minutes from freeing itself. The wasp's head, left compound eye, and mouthparts can be seen through the hole. The background is a tomato leaf the whitefly was feeding on when it was parasitized. check
  • Adult hymenopteran parasitoid that developed within a whitefly larva and is ready to start chewing a hole in the host's integument to escape. Visible are the black eyes, legs and wings folded along the sides of the body. The red structures in the left center of the wasp are chewing mouthparts that will be used to gnaw the hole. check
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  • Ventral view of a puffball beetle showing the legs separated from the rest of the body. Compare this to the next image to see how the appendages fit into the beetles body when disturbed.
  • Ventral view of a 2-mm long puffball beetle shown folded up and feigning death to avoid predators. In this position the head is down and all the appendages are held tightly within ridges on the body. All the softer, more vulnerable parts of the body (eg flexible intersclerite membranes) are well protected. Try to locate the eyes, antennae, and all six legs. Most of this beetle's life cycle is spent in puffball fungi that grow among the organic debris that collects on forest floors.
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