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wormy thing. Larva?
Copyright © 2009 tash

wormy thing. Larva?
Fort Meade, Maryland, USA
May 14, 2009
Size: may 1/4 inch?
dumped out some nasty water that had what I think used to be cat food in it and found these guys.
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Contributed by tash on 14 May, 2009 - 10:35am
Last updated 5 November, 2009 - 8:10pm

Psychodidae (drain fly larva)
Can't do any better that though.
… Ghrankenstein, 7 June, 2009 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
that's much closer then I got (but at least I figured it was a larva :) )
… tash, 7 June, 2009 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Larva, immature
Yes, but you forgot to check the "immature" field :]
… Beatriz Moisset, 5 November, 2009 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

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