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Chironomidae (Midges) - female
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Bergen

Chironomidae (Midges) - Female
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 16, 2008
Size: about 1-1.5 mm (body)
This little fly landed on my computer screen, I put him in with new ladybug hatchlings, I guess you know what happened next. I definitely was not thinking like a beetle.
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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 16 September, 2008 - 4:03am
Last updated 9 March, 2010 - 7:41pm

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 9 March, 2010 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Ron M., 22 November, 2008 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

Looks strange
It is a non-biting midge (Chironomidae), but the 'eyes' are not its eyes - they are mites (notice the one on its abdomen). Midges can certainly get that small and lots of insects carry mites. Interesting...
… Matt Bertone, 16 September, 2008 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

 
Mites !!!!!
Mites!! That's an astute and unexpected observation.
Mite eye mimics, I wonder about their placement, is it just random or does something draw them to that specific site. Interesting. I think I liked the mites better when they were eyes.

Thank you, Matt.
… Lynn Bergen, 17 September, 2008 - 1:38am login or register to post comments

Could it be a midge?
It reminds me of a green midge, except it's too small and the eyes too bulging. It has the long front legs of the chironomids.
… John F. Carr, 16 September, 2008 - 5:12am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
Thanks John.

I'll take a look later on today.
… Lynn Bergen, 16 September, 2008 - 6:21am login or register to post comments

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