Fig. 1
From: Physiological and immunological responses to Culicoides sonorensis blood-feeding: a murine model
Culicoides sonorensis midge feeding on BALB/c mice. a 10-week-old mouse on a feeding cage containing 4-day-old female C. sonorensis midges. b Mouse abdomen showing multiple petechial hemorrhages associated with bite sites immediately after midge feeding. c Subcutaneous view of skin immediately after midge feeding (7.5×). d Size of adult female C. sonorensis biting midge. e Culicoides sonorensis head with splayed biting mouthparts hypopharynx (H) and maxillary palps (Mp) (40×)