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Worm???
Copyright © 2012 jgcalifornia

Worm???
Valley Village CA, Los Angeles County, California, USA
December 1, 2012
I have a small water pump outside in a whiskey barrel. I went to clean the filter, and inside the foam mesh were tons of these. What are they?
Thanks for any info!!

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Worm??? Worm??? Worm???
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Contributed by jgcalifornia on 22 December, 2012 - 10:24am
Last updated 8 February, 2014 - 7:02pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 8 February, 2014 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 29 December, 2012 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Chironomidae larvae
These are larvae of a fly ("non-biting midge", family Chironomidae). There is one species, Paratanytarsus grimmii, found world-wide that lives in water systems, but there are many other species that might occupy a water/whiskey barrel.
… J. H. Epler, 24 December, 2012 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the info! I had t
thanks for the info! I had thought they were worms.
… jgcalifornia, 25 December, 2012 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Not an expert, Not an ID
maybe Chironomidae (Midges)


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… John R. Maxwell, 22 December, 2012 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the reply. these
thanks for the reply.
these could be flies?
… jgcalifornia, 22 December, 2012 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

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