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Fungus Gnat Larva?
Copyright © 2020 ChristineYoung

Fungus Gnat Larva?
Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
January 12, 2020
I found this creature under a log in a mixed forest. It was anchored to a stick with silk. It was mostly translucent with a reddish "stripe", which may have just been the digestive tract.

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Fungus Gnat Larva? Fungus Gnat Larva?
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Contributed by ChristineYoung on 14 January, 2020 - 1:13pm
Last updated 14 February, 2020 - 9:42am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Natalie Hernandez, 14 February, 2020 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

Yes.
Look like Mycetophilidae. Compare:

… Natalie Hernandez, 13 February, 2020 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

 
Great,
thanks Natalie!
… ChristineYoung, 14 February, 2020 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

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