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13-09-2006, 07:31 PM
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| | | Fake mozzie?
Is this one of them there so called fake or ghost midge/mosquitoes? The ones that look like them, but don't actually bite?
Whatever he is, looking at those antennae, it would be a feather in anyone's cap to get this ....   |
13-09-2006, 08:26 PM
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| | | Re: Fake mozzie?
Nice picture - one of the Chironomidae? Mosquito-like but harmless and a good source of food for aquatic predators.... |
14-09-2006, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott Nice picture - one of the Chironomidae? Mosquito-like but harmless and a good source of food for aquatic predators.... | A Chironomid yes-not enough of it to be sure of specific identity. The larvae are known as bloodworms.
Note that it does not have the piercing proboscis of a mosquito. |
14-09-2006, 09:44 AM
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It looks like one of the type that come off Chew Valley Lakes in clouds spider webs in the best areas are covered in them and the spiders are HUGE
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14-09-2006, 10:53 AM
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I've just noticed something .... is that a drop of blood underneath its abdomen, or part of its body?  |
14-09-2006, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jezlee I've just noticed something .... is that a drop of blood underneath its abdomen, or part of its body? | Difficult to say...could be a mite? |
14-09-2006, 03:51 PM
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| | | Re: Fake mozzie?
In common with the biting relations the males have plumose antennae to sniff out the females
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14-09-2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bugbotherer In common with the biting relations the males have plumose antennae to sniff out the females
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Really?
I thought they were just sharp dressers ....  | | |
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