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Fuzzy Mosquito
Copyright © 2009 Thomas Kent

Fuzzy Mosquito
Ontario, Canada
July 31, 2009
Size: mosquito sized
Looks just like a regular mosquito, but it's covered in white fur.
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Contributed by Thomas Kent on 5 August, 2009 - 6:03pm
Last updated 11 September, 2009 - 9:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 September, 2009 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Could be a Phantom Midge
It reminds me of family Chaoboridae, the Phantom Midges, the closest relatives of mosquitoes. A top view showing wing veins would help ID.

Mosquitoes have longer beaks; the females use them to suck your blood.
… John F. Carr, 5 August, 2009 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
other angles
Phantom Midge. I'll check it out, thanks. Nope, no other angles -- I thought it was missing a beak... I'll keep looking...
… Thomas Kent, 5 August, 2009 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

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