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Egg cases in fresh water pond
Copyright © 2012 David Wilbur

Egg cases in fresh water pond
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
May 13, 2012
Size: 0.7mm
36 hours post collection. They appear to be eating the jelly from within, none are free swimming yet.

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Chironominae Egg cases and reared juveniles Egg cases in fresh water pond Egg cases in fresh water pond
Contributed by David Wilbur on 15 May, 2012 - 1:48pm
Last updated 9 February, 2014 - 9:58am

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 9 February, 2014 - 9:58am

Habitat
What sort of habitat are you keeping them in? They may have a free-swimming first instar, but odds are they are going to want to burrow into the sand or mud bottom of the water body after that.
… John F. Carr, 16 May, 2012 - 7:14pm

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