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Mystery Bug of the Month

January-07

Creepy Crawly, but interesting to watch up close . . . . .

They do make cool photos and artwork and are amazing to watch!!!! There are tons of variations to this species. They can be found in ponds, lagoons, edges of clarifier, especially mixed in with the algae, in sand filter rooms, anywhere standing water is present.

These photomicrographs were taken from many wastewater samples. Most of the objectives used were 40x and 100x.

Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!


	Adults look like a mosquito with feathery antenna.





Size: Pupa are up to 20 mm long ( ¾ inch) but average about 8 to 15 mm ( ¼ to ½ inch).

100x	eye and mandible
40x

anterior proleg



there are an awful lot of moving parts!



posterior proleg	anal tubules
posterior proleg and anal tubules


	Chironomid (non-biting midge) larva Eyes on the head are easy to see
Head and Thorax
	Shrink it down to lower power and you can se most of the midge or larva
The abdomen has 7 or 8 body segments
Scientific Name: Class-Insecta, Order-Diptera, Family-Chironomidae. (Over 2000 species) Common Names: Blood Worm, Midge, Gnat It becomes a small two-winged fly in the adult stage. Closely related to mosquitoes and Chaoborus There are more than 1050 species of Chironomidae in North America	Chironomids are the non-biting midges, one of the most diverse and widespread groups of Diptera or flies They are small (1-10 mm length), somewhat delicate insects that are mosquito-like in appearance. They lack scales on the wings, and do not have a long proboscis, thus they do not bite. Midges often occur in huge swarms, usually in the evening, and the humming of such a swarm can often be heard from a considerable distance. They can be found around clarifiers, in sand filter rooms, dewatering rooms or near the UV building. They are more of a nuisance than really a problem, since they do not bite like mosquitoes or carry diseases. Individual adults will live about seven days depending upon the species and weather conditions. The larvae develop in sources having extensive areas of standing water.
There is a type of free swimming Chironomid larva that stores oxygen in it's blood and is thus blood red in color (Bloodworm). More photos on Bloodworm

More species of Chironomid

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Enlargements: If you liked these pictures and want to see additional microorganisms check out the pages below.

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Eating under the microscope- Dinner time!

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