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Jigsaw: Hairy grub SEM

Jigsaw: Hairy grub SEM

Put back together this extreme closeup of a bug captured with a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

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Insect - Hairy grub SEM image — hairy grub LEO Electron Microscopy Ltd. Image: Sue Lindsay
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