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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae)
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Sciaridae - Fungus Gnat Maggots - maybe?
Copyright © 2009 ichnojoe

Sciaridae - Fungus Gnat Maggots - maybe?
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: 2 inch column
Good day,
I'm seeking information regarding the "maggott mass" pictured.
I've contacted the U. of Mass. for assistance, they most graciously supplied in following:(7-27-09)
"The big mass is likely Sciaridae, or Fungus Gnats. "Dark winged Fungus Gnats" are known to travel like this and leave slime trails similar to slugs."

The image was taken about 8 a.m. on 7-7-09.
Additional information will be most helpful.
Thank you,
Ichnojoe.

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Sciaridae - Fungus Gnat Maggots - maybe? Sciaridae - Fungus Gnat Maggots - maybe?
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Contributed by ichnojoe on 28 July, 2009 - 9:47am
Last updated 27 September, 2009 - 9:35am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Immature Stages.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 September, 2009 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 5 September, 2009 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Any idea what the big fat thing
smack in the middle of the column is?
… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks to me like
a larva of a house fly, or something similar. What it's doing mixed up with all these fungus gnats is another question!
… Charley Eiseman, 27 September, 2009 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

There are a half dozen similar images
in the guide here, though we don't know how much more information they carry. We suggest trying the INFO tab and clicking on the similar images to read the comments there and see what you get.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2009 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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