Chironomidae (Midges) True Fly Adult Pictures

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Diptera (True Flies)

» Family Chironomidae (Midges)

One of the only real benefits I've got from my rearing aquarium so far is that I've had quite a variety of midges emerge, giving me a chance to photograph these fragile little insects which are otherwise really hard to transport in photogenic form. This one recovered from being gassed and flew away before I could photograph it on the ruler, but it was very small, around 1.5mm.

This true fly was collected from the northeastern United States on April 23rd, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on April 25th, 2007.

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CameraCanon EOS 20D

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CameraCanon EOS 20D

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CameraCanon EOS 20D

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CameraCanon EOS 20D

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CameraCanon EOS 20D

View Full Size (3.5X larger)

CameraCanon EOS 20D

View Full Size (3.5X larger)

CameraCanon EOS 20D

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Cultivating Chronomidae 3 Replies »

Posted by Gatruk on Jan 29, 2010

Last reply on Jan 30, 2010 by Taxon

I am searching to find effective ways of cultivating chronomidaes, what kind of best cheap an effective medium that I should use , what are there lifecycles . lifespans an their behaviors. Thanks for letting me to join the forum.

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