timQ Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Moves like mosquito larvae but looks like a worm? This is an old pile of hornwort I took out of a pond tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Kind of hard to tell because of the reflection of the water, but they are most likely midge larvae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 4:49 PM, timQ said: Moves like mosquito larvae but looks like a worm? This is an old pile of hornwort I took out of a pond tub. Looks like disturbed mosquito larvae. Great fish food! Mosquito larvae go through multiple stages of growth. Some species have as few as 3 stages if I remember correctly? Others have more, and they don't look like that until the last 72 hours before they emerge as mosquitoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timQ Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 12:08 AM, Torrey said: Looks like disturbed mosquito larvae. Great fish food! Mosquito larvae go through multiple stages of growth. Some species have as few as 3 stages if I remember correctly? Others have more, and they don't look like that until the last 72 hours before they emerge as mosquitoes. Ty, I thought they were Mosquito larvae but looked a bit different. Guess its probably the later stages. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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