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Mosquito Larva
Copyright © 2011 Harvey Schmidt

Mosquito Larva
Churchill, Northern, Manitoba, Canada
June 21, 2005
This is probably Frass but I found this photo of mosquito larva in a small pool of water (in an indent on a huge bolder) when we were up in Churchill several years ago.
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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 19 February, 2011 - 7:44pm

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… Harvey Schmidt, 19 February, 2011 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Look more like fairy shrimp
than mosquitoes. In the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 19 February, 2011 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
:-)
… Harvey Schmidt, 19 February, 2011 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
I remember when we were up there in June and there were no mosquitoes out yet, then I came across this small pool about the size of a large watermelon carved out in this huge bolder the size of a football field.
My first thoughts were that these mosquito's larva would emerge in a few days and we would be in trouble. This area - called Cape Merry is right on the ocean and the tides would come up and over the rocks so the water possibly could have been salt water,
… Harvey Schmidt, 19 February, 2011 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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