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Chaoborid Larva - Mochlonyx
Copyright © 2006 Omar Fahmy

Chaoborid Larva - Mochlonyx
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
May 18, 2006
Chaoborid larva. According to this Oregon State Univeristy website this is some species of Mochlonyx

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Contributed by Omar Fahmy on 18 May, 2006 - 9:10am
Last updated 2 July, 2006 - 10:41pm

Chaoborid?
Since you seem to have made a pet of it, Chaoborid larvae typically stay horizontal in the water column, where mosquitos and midges are much more vertical.
… Andy Boring, 18 May, 2006 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

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