Images Dated 18th May 2005

An A-10 Thunderbolt II awaits a mission at an airbase

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II awaits a mission at an airbase in Southwest Asia in support of operations in Iraq. The A-10 is a single-seat, twin-engine aircraft designed to provide close air support of ground forces by attacking armored vehicles and other ground targets. As a secondary mission, it provides airborne forward air control guiding other aircraft against ground targets. It is the first U.S. Air Force aircraft designed exclusively for close air support

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Europe, Holland, The Netherlands International Court of Justice, Peace Palace

Europe, Holland, The Netherlands, International Court of Justice, Peace Palace, The Hague

© Dave Bartruff / DanitaDelimont.com

Arch, Architecture, Clock, Clock Tower, Court, Danita Delimont, Dave Bartruff, Europe, Facade, Fence, Flower, Garden, Gate, Government, Government Building, Haag, Holland, International, International Court Of Justice, Justice, Peace Palace, Spire, The Haag, Tower

Mosquito mouthparts, SEM

Mosquito mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouthparts of a mosquito (family Culicidae). The head is at far right, with compound eyes (green). The elongated structures extending from the head to far left are the two antennae and the mouthparts, with one of the front legs seen behind them. The two antennae, mounted between the eyes, are sensory structures. Below them are the mouthparts: several palps (long and short) and the proboscis (bottom structure, long and thick) ending in a sharp point at lower left. The proboscis is used to pierce the skin of humans and other mammals and feed on blood. Some mosquito species transmit diseases such as malaria

© STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY