Insect Order Diptera (True Flies)
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» Order Diptera (True Flies)
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This is page 2 of underwater photos of Diptera. Visit the main Diptera page for:
- The behavior and habitat of Diptera.
- Studio pictures of 36 Diptera specimens.
- 4 streamside pictures of Diptera.
8 Underwater Pictures of True Flies:
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The white blotches on this rock are Leucotrichia caddisfly cases, and the wispy tubes are cases made by a type of midge.
In this picture: Caddisfly Species Leucotrichia pictipes (Ring Horn Microcaddis), Mayfly Species Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur), and True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges).
In this picture: Caddisfly Species Leucotrichia pictipes (Ring Horn Microcaddis), Mayfly Species Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur), and True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges).
The strange tubes all over this rock house tiny midge larvae.
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges), Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies), and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges), Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies), and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
This isn't really an underwater picture, but a picture taken into my aquarium of midge larvae which lived in the silt I used for substrate. Each larva has a little tower of detritus (Detritus: Small, loose pieces of decaying organic matter underwater.) built up along the bottom, while the bare larva waves around from the top.
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges).
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges).
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