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Mosquito Aboard a Lizard

A lizard climbing on ruins from an old sugarcane plantation in St John in the US Virgin Islands carries a mosquito on it's back, who is actively pulling blood from it's unwitting carrier.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: St John Island, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Camera: ILCE-7RM5
Copyright: © Dan Gardiner