Portraits of the Insects Among Us

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A gallery of close-ups of the pests who inhabit our homes, clothes and bodies.

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Dust Mite
Fond of eating specks of dead skin, mites like to inhabit places where humans reside. There are untold numbers of them in most homes.

Photos: Ash Borer Infestation

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