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A colored
scanning electron microscope
image of a rust mite (
Aceria anthocoptes
), a member of the
Aceria
genus
of
mites
that are
parasites
of plants. This can be put to human advantage, as this species in particular is used for
biological control
of the
invasive
weed
Canada Thistle
.
Image credit: Erbe & Pooley,
ARS
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