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 Chironomid midge (Thank you Xespok)
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 25-10-2009 10:55
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Can anyone tell me what this is, but more importantly: what is it doing?? Norway, 08.10 cyprinoid attached the following image:  [171.02Kb] Edited by cyprinoid on 25-10-2009 11:30 Hyperbolizer |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 25-10-2009 10:56
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
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cyprinoid attached the following image:  [170.66Kb] Hyperbolizer |
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Posted on 25-10-2009 10:56
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
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cyprinoid attached the following image:  [143.48Kb] Hyperbolizer |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 25-10-2009 11:04
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This is a male Chironomid midge (Chironomini) that got glued to that yellowish substance whatever it is and as a consequence died. It does not do very much any more, but you can see the remnants of his struggle trying to get loose,
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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but don't see the image in the post.
