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 Psychodidae sp. infested with larvae..
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| bonitin |
Posted on 09-12-2010 16:55
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Hi, I found this really tiny Psychodidae sp. floating on the surface of a bowl filled with water, size about 1mm. I fished it out and put it on the rim, then took a picture. What I coudn't see with the eye, the macro lens reveiled like it is infested with loads of larvae. Any idea which larvae they could be? Thank you! Myriam |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 09-12-2010 16:56
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closer by..
Edited by bonitin on 09-12-2010 16:58 |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 11-12-2010 15:32
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is doesn't look like larva. Why not the eggs of this Psychodid? many species (all?) lay there eggs in water or very moist susbtrates. |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 12-12-2010 17:32
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Oh, how interesting atylotus! So eggs then, it does look weird though how they look stuck on the outside of its body.. Thanks!  |
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 14-12-2010 19:14
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mites are also common on Psychodidae, and I found quite some infested with large nematodes. But I agree this looks more like eggs, even though the eggs seems large compared to mothfly. |
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| Gunnar M Kvifte |
Posted on 14-12-2010 19:43
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They seem to me to be too large to be the eggs of the Psychodid itself; the eggs I have dissected out of gravid females have always been much smaller relative to the animal. Also, they tend to be on the inside... Mites would be my guess too, although I have not seen this many on a single individual before. |
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but don't see the image in the post.