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Photo#43860
Fungas Gnat Larva?(Mycetophildae)

Fungas Gnat Larva?(Mycetophildae)
Saint Albans,Kanawha Terrace Mobile Home Park, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
February 28, 2006
Habitat:Eastern Woodlands/rock cavity
I found this larva living near or in a cavity in the rock. I watched it move back and forth along a silk strand, even double back on itself to change direction. I'm submitting these four photos to show the larva going into the cavity. Note:I forgot to rotate this photo so up is really down.

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Moved
Moved from Fungus Gnats.

Moving to Guide.
It seems relatively straightforward that this is indeed a fungus gnat larva, and the images are very nice. Moving to guide page for the family.