Tiigi klaasiksääsevastne, by Janek Lass, 2022-04-29
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Tiigi klaasiksääsevastne

Janek Lass

2022-04-29

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CC BY 4.0, as the museum states it.
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About this work

Chaoboridae larva. Chaoboridae, commonly known as phantom midges or glassworms, is a family of fairly common midges with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are closely related to the Corethrellidae and Chironomidae; the adults are differentiated through peculiarities in wing venation. If they eat at all, the adults feed on nectar This specimen was found in a pond in the city of Rakvere, Estonia.