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Malphigian tubules of a dissected cockroach

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Description: English: Malphigian tubules, indicated with a yellow arrow, protruding from the gut of a dissected Nauphoeta cinerea cockroach. The orange material inside the gut is partially digested carrot. The shiny white tubes are trachea or tracheoles. A pin is visible on the right. 6.7x magnification. Scale bar, 2 mm. Date: 24 September 2014. Source: Own work. Author: Adrian J. Hunter.

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