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Tribolium castaneum - Red Flour Beetle
Tenebrionidae

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

Portrait of a red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.  This species has become an important genetic model in scientific research.

 
USA, AZ: Tucson, University of Arizona
18.iii.2006. Laboratory colony.


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.