Ceratopogonidae
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Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies colloquially known as no-see-ums, sand flies, or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, distributed world
Biting Midge
Larval stage of a ceratopogonid species
Ceratopogonid male
Leptoconops
Theobroma cacao
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Theobroma cacao is a small evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans when dried and fermented—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa powder, cocoa butter and chocolate. Although
Ceratopogonidae
…includes more than 5,000 species, distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic. Ceratopogonidae midges are also one of the best-studied cocoa pollinators. Ceratopogonidae are holometabolous, meaning their development includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago or adult. Most common…
Matadecacao
Cacao flowers
Fruit
Toasted cacao beans, ready for use