What is this thing?
November 18, 2010 10:23 PM Subscribe
What is this organism? [Electron micrograph of spikey tentacle thing with an apparent human-looking face]
From wikipedia:
Some blood-sucking species, particularly Triatoma spp. and other members of the subfamily Triatominae (e.g., Paratriatoma hirsuta) , are also known as kissing bugs due to their habit of biting humans in their sleep on the soft tissue of the lips and eyes;
Sweet dreams.
posted by empath at 5:55 AM on November 19, 2010 [3 favorites]
Some blood-sucking species, particularly Triatoma spp. and other members of the subfamily Triatominae (e.g., Paratriatoma hirsuta) , are also known as kissing bugs due to their habit of biting humans in their sleep on the soft tissue of the lips and eyes;
Sweet dreams.
posted by empath at 5:55 AM on November 19, 2010 [3 favorites]
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