Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) walking across human skin. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Kissing bug (Rhodnius pictipes), an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Napo province, Amazon basin, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Kissing bug (Triatoma dimidiata), Caves Branch, Cayo District, Belize, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Bloodsucking Conenose (Triatoma gerstaeckeri) carrier of Chagas Disease, in bayou wetlands, Jean Lafitte National Park, Louisiana, United States, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) adult. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Close-up of Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) head and thorax. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.