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Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 24 hours after hatching These are the tiny larvae associated with this spotting:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95896/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html" title="Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/95896_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=APJpPp1kh9ddrilxwU5rHs5J%2F1A%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae Well. This is weird and I wish I had better photos, but this was super hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> What you are looking at is a gelatinous blob with tiny midge eggs (Tanypodinae). In the center of the blob is a large Chironomid larva that appeared to have gotten inside the blob somehow and made itself a tunnel. It was eating the goo or the eggs, I&#039;m not sure. <br /> <br /> ***This photo was taken 48 hours after collection. The tiny midge larva had grown and the gelatinous matrix was really a mess.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed at home.<br /> <br /> Video on Day 1: https://vimeo.com/430465270<br /> <br /> Video after 48 hours: https://vimeo.com/430466114<br /> <br /> Photo from Day 1 (Day of Collection):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95894/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_eggs.html<br /> <br /> Photo from 24 hours after collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Larvae after 48 hours:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95898/midge_tanypodinae_larvae_-_48_hours_after_hatching.html" title="Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 48 hours after hatching"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/95898_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=esdbdunX9%2FffzXclucx%2F6FPVj7c%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 48 hours after hatching I will try to get more, i.e. better, photos tomorrow using a black stage. These little larvae look like tiny, translucent specks.<br /> <br /> These are the tiny larvae associated with this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95896/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> 24 hours earlier, they looked like this:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95897/midge_tanypodinae_larvae_-_24_hours_after_hatching.html<br /> Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Spring,Tanypodinae,United States,larvae,midge,midge larvae Click/tap to enlarge

Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 24 hours after hatching

These are the tiny larvae associated with this spotting:

Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae Well. This is weird and I wish I had better photos, but this was super hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> What you are looking at is a gelatinous blob with tiny midge eggs (Tanypodinae). In the center of the blob is a large Chironomid larva that appeared to have gotten inside the blob somehow and made itself a tunnel. It was eating the goo or the eggs, I'm not sure. <br /> <br /> ***This photo was taken 48 hours after collection. The tiny midge larva had grown and the gelatinous matrix was really a mess.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed at home.<br /> <br /> Video on Day 1: https://vimeo.com/430465270<br /> <br /> Video after 48 hours: https://vimeo.com/430466114<br /> <br /> Photo from Day 1 (Day of Collection):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95894/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_eggs.html<br /> <br /> Photo from 24 hours after collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Geotagged,United States


Larvae after 48 hours:
Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 48 hours after hatching I will try to get more, i.e. better, photos tomorrow using a black stage. These little larvae look like tiny, translucent specks.<br /> <br /> These are the tiny larvae associated with this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95896/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> 24 hours earlier, they looked like this:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95897/midge_tanypodinae_larvae_-_24_hours_after_hatching.html<br /> Geotagged,United States

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Uploaded Jun 18, 2020. Captured Jun 17, 2020 04:13 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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