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 Chironomidae mouthparts
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-08-2010 09:59
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
hi flyforum, These pictures where sent to me. Next to the big plumo's of this Chironomidae, it got huge mouthparts? (palps?) Is it common for Chironomidae? What is the function of this instrument? Are these mouthparts typical for this chironomidae species? greeting Robert Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [89.72Kb] Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-08-2010 09:59
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
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Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [65.59Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 06-08-2010 10:00 Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 06-08-2010 10:02
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Why not Culicidae?
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-08-2010 10:39
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Thank you cyprinoid, Yes, it's the snout of Culicidae what I can see now. Can males of Culicidae bite me too? Or only the female? greeting Robert Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-08-2010 11:36
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Only the females bite - males feed on flowers. This looks like the male of Culiseta annulata
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