Gallery: Haunting Photos of Parasites Up Close

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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Ascaris-lumbricoides

    *Ascaris lumbricoides.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Baylisascaris-procyonis

    *Baylisascaris procyonis.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype.2013.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Cimex-lectularius

    *Cimex lectularius.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Dermacentor-andersoni

    *Dermacentor andersoni.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Fasciola-hepatica

    *Fasciola hepatica.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
  • Hirudo medicinalis. Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013.
    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Hirudo-medicinalis

    *Hirudo medicinalis.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Ixodes-scapularis

    *Ixodes scapulars.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2013\.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Pulex-irritans

    *Pulex irritans.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2014\.
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    Photo: Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Schistosoma-mansoni-male

    *Schistosoma mansoni (male).* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2014.
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    Marcus DeSieno
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    MDeSieno-Taenia-solium

    *Taenia solium.* Archival Pigment Print from Dry Plate Gelatin Ferrotype. 2014\.
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