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phantom midge larva? - Chaoborus
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

phantom midge larva? - Chaoborus
Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
April 10, 2009
Size: ~12mm
Taken from a vernal pool.

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Contributed by tom murray on 11 April, 2009 - 10:47am
Last updated 8 May, 2010 - 7:23pm

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Moved from Chaoborus.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2010 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

I Love These...
transparent larvae. I hope you don't mind me asking another question :^) Are you shooting these in distilled water? I'm thinking about exploring the shallow areas of a lake soon and was wondering how you're getting such great results.

Thanks!
… Scott Justis, 11 April, 2009 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Scott,
I'm photographing these aquatic larvae in a small glass bowl (2") on our fake marble counter top, and using clean water from the river or pond that I'm collecting the insects from. Don't use tap water, because you'll get tons of tiny bubbles that cling to the insect.
… tom murray, 11 April, 2009 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tom!
I will use a small petri dish with some lake water. I don't think I'll find as many interesting things as you have though.
… Scott Justis, 11 April, 2009 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

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