31 March 2012

Midges - family Chironomidae


Date Photographed: 28/03/2012
Location: Tower Road
Resources: http://lakes.chebucto.org/ZOOBENTH/BENTHOS/xiii.html
Notes: Found out from Jason Green on WAB that there are over 450 species in Britain, so I'm unlikely to get an ID an more specific than family name. The nice thing to know is that they have reduced mouthparts and neither male of female bite!

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