Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae

Posted by guenille on 02-11-2007 19:20
#1
Not enough pictures inthe gallery to find the ID.
Does somebody know this one ?
Thanks for help
Edith
Near Paris, may 6th,

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-11-2007 20:26
#2
quite right! Chironomidae.
trop bonne pour manger. Grin (I didn't proof.. try it) Smile

Posted by guenille on 02-11-2007 20:40
#3
Why "trop bonne pour manger" ? I don't understand Sad You want eat some Chironomidae Shock

Posted by Tony Irwin on 02-11-2007 21:36
#4
One of the Chironominae - possibly Chironomus itself.
I wouldn't call them good to eat - though I've eaten quite a few by accident. Pfft
In Uganda, Chaoboridae (and to a lesser extent Chironomidae) occur in such huge swarms that when the bodies are washed up at the margins of lakes, they are gathered and made into "Kungu cake" - an important source of protein at certain times of the year.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 02-11-2007 21:45

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-11-2007 21:40
#5
Tony Grin I think everybody ate chironomids, by sure! Smile and they told: "this soup was rather good!! What did you put here?" Grin

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-11-2007 21:48
#6
great, Tony! Smile

In last week, in an institution, I heard that in Mexico they make a kind of drink where they put alive larvae! Grin They told that tastes juicy and spicy!!! Shock I don?t recall how it calls, though. Anyone knows? Smile