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  • 300045002675117150022506421647201080226176PublicAssets/3616The lubber grasshopper, found throughout the southern United States, is frequently used in biology classes to teach students about the respiratory system of insects. Unlike mammals, which have red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body, insects have breathing tubes that carry air through their exoskeleton directly to where it's needed. This image shows the breathing tubes embedded in the weblike sheath cells that cover developing egg chambers. <br></br> This image was part of the <em>Life: Magnified</em> exhibit that ran from June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015, at Dulles International Airport.Kevin Edwards, Johny Shajahan, and Doug Whitman, Illinois State University.Kevin Edwards, Johny Shajahan, and Doug Whitman, Illinois State University.Photograph

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    The lubber grasshopper, found throughout the southern United States, is frequently used in biology classes to teach students about the respiratory system of insects. Unlike mammals, which have red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body, insects have breathing tubes that carry air through their exoskeleton directly to where it's needed. This image shows the breathing tubes embedded in the weblike sheath cells that cover developing egg chambers.

    This image was part of the Life: Magnified exhibit that ran from June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015, at Dulles International Airport.

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    Kevin Edwards, Johny Shajahan, and Doug Whitman, Illinois State University.

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    Kevin Edwards, Johny Shajahan, and Doug Whitman, Illinois State University.

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