Images Dated 6th August 2001

Female bedbugs abdomen, SEM

Female bedbug's abdomen. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external groove over the pleural membrane on the abdomen of a female bedbug (Cimex lectularius). During mating, the male uses a specialised organ to pierce the female's abdomen at this groove and deposit his sperm in a sac. The sperm then migrate through the body cavity to the seminal conceptacles, where they are stored ready for fertilisation. Among the insects, this so-called traumatic insemination is unique to bedbugs and related families. Two to four generations of young can be bred yearly. Bedbugs feed on human blood. Magnification: x200 at 6x7cm size

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German Formula Three Championship: The podium for the final race of the season: Rui Aguas second; Jarno Trulli winner; Philipp Peter third

The podium for the final race of the season (l to r): Rui Aguas (POR) second; Jarno Trulli (ITA) winner; Philipp Peter (AUT) third.
German Formula Three Championship, Hockenheim, Germany, 15 October 1995

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Formula One World Championship: Peter Collins Lotus Team Manager, Rosanne Mansell, Nigel Stroud Lotus Engineer, and Nigel Mansell Lotus

(L-R) Peter Collins (GBR) Lotus Team Manager, Rosanne Mansell (GBR), Nigel Stroud (GBR) Lotus Engineer, and Nigel Mansell (GBR) Lotus.
Austrian Grand Prix, Osterriechring, Austria.
16 August 1981

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