Mosquito balance organ. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the balance organ (haltere) of an unidentified mosquito (family Culicidae). There are two of these organs in the dipterous insects. They are modified and reduced hindwings that help the insect sense its orientation and remain correctly balanced. Magnification unknown | |
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