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Male midge? Heesch, Netherlands By-catch from the second night of the moth light trap in our garden. I only remember the size vaguely, I'd say roughly between 5-10mm. Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Male midge? Heesch, Netherlands

By-catch from the second night of the moth light trap in our garden. I only remember the size vaguely, I'd say roughly between 5-10mm.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Yep! He's very handsome <3 Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Heh. By the way, do you know what's up with the front legs position? Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        They rest with their front legs held up. I think the theory is that it has something to do with detecting air movement so they know if a predator is coming or if something is moving nearby. They vibrate their front legs, I guess to aid in this purpose. Mosquitoes do the opposite - they hold up their back legs. Posted 7 years ago
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          Ferdy Christant
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          Excellent, thank you. Interesting that it did not see me as a threat despite almost touching it :) Posted 7 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            That is interesting. I have gotten right up close to mosquitoes, and they often seem oblivious to my presence....even when I purposely breathe on them. Weird. Posted 7 years ago
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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Freaky cool! Those antennae!!! Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2018. Captured Jul 21, 2018 23:24.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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