Thursday, September 6, 2012

Makris: Vestigial structure in an animal

Bed Bug
Cimex lectularius
URL: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/14/bed-bugs-what-need-to-know/
Date: August 15, 2012
The bed bug has no hind wings, but does have a pair of front wings.  They are the lighter-colored pad-like structures close to the organism's head.  These wings are vestigial structures because the bed bug does not fly.

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