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Midge - female
Copyright © 2011 Robert Lord Zimlich

Midge - Female
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 2, 2011
Size: ~2mm
While this looks like a fat midge with a mite, I think I see TWO pairs of wings. Either I'm suffering from sleep deprivation bought on by late-night bug hunting or this isn't a midge. Reality check, please. Thank you.
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 3 May, 2011 - 12:52pm
Last updated 29 June, 2013 - 8:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Your midge is very fat.
… John F. Carr, 3 May, 2011 - 5:39pm

methinks I can see the halter
methinks I can see the halteres Lord Zimlich, so I think you're suffering from sleep deprivation...
… J. Anderson, 3 May, 2011 - 2:07pm

 
Hmmm
That is a mouse on its shoulder, right?
:)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 3 May, 2011 - 3:42pm

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