Culex pipiens

Made with a reversed 20mm lens.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow! Can you share some more background on what exactly this is, and perhaps your gear setup? You're making us very curious. Posted 9 years ago
1. JHoppenbrouwers
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  This is a mosquito larvae that has transformed into a pupae, where it transforms into the nasty mosquito. For this setup i used a self build mini aquarium with a flash and a diffusor on top. Very simple set up. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the info. Although they are nasty insects, I once saw a video of one submerging from the water, it really was quite spectacular, very alien-like. Posted 9 years ago

Anotheca

Lion

Great capture! Posted 7 years ago

The Common House Mosquito

''Culex pipiens'' is a species of blood-feeding mosquito of the family Culicidae. It is a vector of some diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, and urticaria. In the US and parts of Europe, it can spread West Nile virus, and in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, it has been demonstrated to be a vector of Usutu virus.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by JHoppenbrouwers

By JHoppenbrouwers

Uploaded Mar 11, 2016. Captured May 23, 2015 15:10 in Gastelsedijk Zuid 10B, 4751 VG Oud Gastel, Netherlands.

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NIKON D7100
f/1.0
1/125s
ISO200

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