Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Black fly with parasite

Black fly with parasite

Black fly (Simulium yahense) with parasite (Onchocerca volvulus) emerging from the insect's antenna. 100x magnification by scanning electron microscope.

A really clear and sharp electron microscope image on unpleasant yet encyclopedic subjects: biting insects, parasitology, and public health. This depicts a parasitic worm emerging from the antenna of a black fly. 18 million humans worldwide are infected with this worm and 300,000 people have been blinded permanently because of it. Slightly smaller than usual for a featured picture. I've looked for a larger file and couldn't find one. Does inherent value compensate? Appears in onchocerciasis, black fly, parasitology, and Nematocera.

Nominated by

Durova^Charge! 21:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• Works for me, but I think the electron microscope FPs that we have all satisfy the size criteria. Spikebrennan (talk) 05:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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Nominated at FPC by Durova. --jjron (talk) 11:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)