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Fly larvae - Keroplatus
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

Fly larvae - Keroplatus
Whiterock Conservancy, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
August 8, 2009
Size: ~7 mm
any ideas? seemed to have a separate "head", did not look like earthworm at all. Did not seem to have legs. Were 6 or so inside of a damp. rotten log, as they moved a "ripple" ran down the length of their body, the ripple changed direction depending if they were moving forward or backwards, moved fairly quickly

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Fly larvae - Keroplatus larvae - Keroplatus
Contributed by Joe Zito on 9 August, 2009 - 8:04pm
Last updated 6 December, 2009 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 September, 2009 - 8:57pm

Hmm...
The 'head' and movement almost reminds me of some sort of midge/gnat larvae.
… Cassie Novak, 10 August, 2009 - 9:34am

 
yes
I think we are on to something, and I as usual probably spoke too fast when I said not and insect. I guess there are fungus gnat larvae that look exactly like these. I was thinking more of some kind of planarian or something!
… Joe Zito, 10 August, 2009 - 10:42am

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