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Itch mite (female) [Acarus scabiei (femelle)]
recto sheet overall
recto sheet overall

Itch mite (female) [Acarus scabiei (femelle)]

Artist Unknown
Date1870s
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage: 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches (8.57 x 8.89 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 3/16 inches (17.93 x 13.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.10.1.6
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in blue pen: "Acarus scabiei (femelle)"; On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "6754A".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionMicroscopic image of circular organism with short triangular appendages and fine tentacle-like extensions of varying lengths.
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