tsetse fly
Sleeping sickness vector
A tsetse fly is a bloodsucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness to humans and a similar disease to livestock.
The flies are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, where they have shaped human settlement patterns by making some regions inhospitable to cattle.
Also spelled tsetse or tse-tse.
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- compound eyesMulti-lensed visual organs
exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · bloodsucker · viviparous · morphology · taxonomy · species
Quantity with direction
- transmissionSending of information
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- parasitologyStudy of organisms exploiting others
epidemiology · host · infection · endemic · fever · coma · neurological · fatal
Causing hurt or ache
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- weltRaised skin injury
- rednessCrimson-hued state
irritation · puncture · allergic reaction · anticoagulant · histamine · lesion · papule · soreness
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- woodlandForested land area
- riverineOf or by streams
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
game reserves · wildlife · Serengeti · Kruger · Masai Mara · vegetation · shade · humidity
Catching with concealed devices
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- targetsIntended aims or marks
diptera
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
compound eyes · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · bloodsucker · viviparous · morphology · taxonomy · species · invertebrate
vector
Quantity with direction
- transmissionSending of information
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
parasitology · epidemiology · host · infection · endemic · fever · coma · neurological · fatal · outbreak
painful
Causing hurt or ache
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- weltRaised skin injury
redness · irritation · puncture · allergic reaction · anticoagulant · histamine · lesion · papule · soreness · itching
savannah
Tropical grassland ecosystem
sub-Saharan · game reserves · wildlife · Serengeti · Kruger · Masai Mara · vegetation · shade · humidity
trapping
Catching with concealed devices
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
targets · screens · spraying · biological control · monitoring
tsetse flyhoneybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
pollinator · beneficial insect · bumblebee · butterfly · ladybug
tsetse flybluebottle fly
Metallic scavenger insect