Those pesky blood-sucking bugs

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Someday I hope to find the answer to one of life’s most troubling questions: Why the mosquito? But until then we have to put up with the inevitable peskiness of these blood-sucking insects. And because some species of mosquitoes transmit extremely harmful diseases, some would argue that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on Earth.

We are in South America and within the tropical zone, that is, we are between the equator and the tropic of Capricorn. So you might think that we are plagued with mosquitoes. However here in Tarija, Bolivia, at an elevation of almost 6,000 feet, the situation isn’t too bad. But are there mosquitoes? Well...

Do you remember the recent Monthly Mystery Macro? There were some interesting guesses as to what was shown in the photo, and thanks for participating. (Next time

The Monthly Mystery Macro misterioso del mes

Cada mes vamos a poner un reto de foto macro misteriosa. He aquí el primero:
 
Each month we will be posting a mystery macro challenge. Here is the first one:

Here's the challenge: What is it? If you have an idea, leave a comment in the box below where it says "Enter your comment..." Later in the month we will be posting an entry with more details. So... What do you think?

El reto es: ¿Qué es? Si cree que sabe, deje un comentario en el recuadro abajo donde dice "Enter your comment..." Más tarde en el mes pondremos una entrada con más detalles. Así que... ¿Que opina?
  
UPDATE: Click here for the answer.

ACTUALIZADA: Haga clic aquí para ver la respuesta.

Compact Beauty- An inhabitant

When I looked more closely at one of the pictures I took of  'Compact Beauty', I saw an incredibly small insect. Check this out:

Bug?!

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