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Midge Pupa - Chironomidae This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html" title="Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/95895_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=1OzjJHMOuuH1EHPzT29jZZxQ%2Fs4%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae Well. This is weird and I wish I had better photos, but this was super hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> What you are looking at is a gelatinous blob with tiny midge eggs (Tanypodinae). In the center of the blob is a large Chironomid larva that appeared to have gotten inside the blob somehow and made itself a tunnel. It was eating the goo or the eggs, I&#039;m not sure. <br /> <br /> ***This photo was taken 24 hours after collection. The tiny midge eggs had hatched and the large larva had grown a bit. The gelatinous matrix was beginning to break down.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed at home.<br /> <br /> Video on Day 1: https://vimeo.com/430465270<br /> <br /> Video after 48 hours: https://vimeo.com/430466114<br /> <br /> Photo from Day 1 (Day of Collection):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95894/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_eggs.html<br /> <br /> Photo from 48 hours after collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95896/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> It pupated last night and is quite cute with it&#039;s white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96054/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html" title="Midge Pupa - Chironomidae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/96054_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=b0umc9oq3%2FG8OJq1PDQguA0AMYQ%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Midge Pupa - Chironomidae This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> It pupated last night and is quite cute with it&#039;s white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96056/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96055/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> Chironomidae,Geotagged,United States,midge,midge pupa,pupa" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96056/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html" title="Midge Pupa - Chironomidae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/96056_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=slWjT4ZLMhh6cy3mux0%2FQthDk18%3D" width="200" height="170" alt="Midge Pupa - Chironomidae This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> It pupated last night and is quite cute with it&#039;s white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96054/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96055/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Chironomidae,Geotagged,United States,midge,pupa Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Midge Pupa - Chironomidae

This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:

Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae Well. This is weird and I wish I had better photos, but this was super hard to photograph. <br /> <br /> What you are looking at is a gelatinous blob with tiny midge eggs (Tanypodinae). In the center of the blob is a large Chironomid larva that appeared to have gotten inside the blob somehow and made itself a tunnel. It was eating the goo or the eggs, I'm not sure. <br /> <br /> ***This photo was taken 24 hours after collection. The tiny midge eggs had hatched and the large larva had grown a bit. The gelatinous matrix was beginning to break down.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed at home.<br /> <br /> Video on Day 1: https://vimeo.com/430465270<br /> <br /> Video after 48 hours: https://vimeo.com/430466114<br /> <br /> Photo from Day 1 (Day of Collection):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95894/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_eggs.html<br /> <br /> Photo from 48 hours after collection:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95896/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States


It pupated last night and is quite cute with it's white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated.

Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.
Midge Pupa - Chironomidae This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> It pupated last night and is quite cute with it's white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96056/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96055/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> Chironomidae,Geotagged,United States,midge,midge pupa,pupa

Midge Pupa - Chironomidae This is the pupa of the large larva seen in this spotting:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95895/midge_chironomidae_larva_with_midge_tanypodinae_larvae.html<br /> <br /> It pupated last night and is quite cute with it's white fluffy hair and greenish body. All the tiny larvae from the previous spotting have either died or pupated. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Captured in a pond and reared/photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96054/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96055/midge_pupa_-_chironomidae.html<br /> Geotagged,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    So cool! I was personally surprised at how fast their development is. In a glass where I was holding a few dozen of them, each time I look there seems to be a new adult emerging. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yes - it happens so fast! Have your carnivorous plants caught any of the adults? Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        None of the biting midges but some of the dance flies. Posted 3 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          That's one tango those dance flies will regret. Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Paul Dirksen's profile
    Paul Dirksen
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    Breath-taking Christine.
     Posted 3 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks! Posted 3 years ago

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