Sunday, April 10, 2011

Ready with the deadly spear !!!


Friends, do you know that the female mosquito is the most dangerous insect ? Have you ever seen her at close quarters ? You can see the head and the proboscis of the mosquito here as a macro shot. The head consists of two compound eyes (compounded with thousands of small lenses) and the proboscis with which it punches the skin. And she looks really beautiful with a golden attire and colourful limbs. Is it true that beauty and danger co-exist ?





To know more about the danger you can look here !!
http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/site2007/scse1107.htm

To know more about the compound eyes of insects you can see here !!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmazza/4159081178/in/set-72157622854776654

Friends, Avoid being bitten by a mosquito and have a great Sunday !!!

3 comments:

KANIVEL said...

Mosquitos are looking really scary in macros.

Prasul S said...

Great Macro shots :)

Madhusudhan M said...

Looks really threatening!! Can be used to create awareness about Dengue/Malaria.