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| | | Underwater caterpillars!?!? ID please!
Hi, hoping you can help with this one please.
In my pond there are what appear to be underwater caterpillars, it sounds strange I know, but it gets stranger! They apparantly cling onto the surface film of the water with a long tail, there are tell-tale signs of them being there by the tiny dips on the surface of the water. I don't know whether they're tubes to breathe from or not but its certainly interesting!
I was hoping for some ID so I know if they're larvae of some kind that may turn into something interesting and if its worth waiting around for! Sorry I couldn't get any pics, thanks to anyone for suggestions!  |
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| | | Re: Underwater caterpillars!?!? ID please!
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Originally Posted by louis.otto  Hi, hoping you can help with this one please.
In my pond there are what appear to be underwater caterpillars, it sounds strange I know, but it gets stranger! They apparantly cling onto the surface film of the water with a long tail, there are tell-tale signs of them being there by the tiny dips on the surface of the water. I don't know whether they're tubes to breathe from or not but its certainly interestin
I was hoping for some ID so I know if they're larvae of some kind that may turn into something interesting and if its worth waiting around for! Sorry I couldn't get any pics, thanks to anyone for suggestions! | They sound a bit like Rat-tailed maggots, the larval stage of Eristalis sp. (Drone fly)
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23-05-2007, 12:01 AM
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| | | Re: Underwater caterpillars!?!? ID please!
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman They sound a bit like Rat-tailed maggots, the larval stage of Eristalis sp. (Drone fly) | Just checked it out, and you're completely right! Thanks | | |
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