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Blood Worm

Chironomidae tetans

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Bloodworms are the larvae of the midge fly

Habitat:

Midge flies lay eggs in water

Notes:

I spotted this in a puddle at Table Rock, at the brink of Niagara Falls. I've never seen one of these before but they are common food for some pets.

Reference Links:

Bloodworm Article

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Comments (6)
Dan Doucette
Your most welcome, glad to bring back some nice memories.
bee.jacbs
It was mostly a monitoring project. We were raising endangered dragonflies. It went pretty well. The larvae take 5 years to mature into adults and live in crayfish burrows, which are unfortunately their predators. Thanks again for the post. :)
Dan Doucette
A special place in your heart for bloodworms, that's not something you hear everyday! Thanks bee. Did you the project succeed?
bee.jacbs
These will always have a special place in my heart. I spent a summer collecting and raising these guys to feed to Dragonfly Larvae for a project on Hine's Emerald Dragonfly.

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MISSION WEIRD Northeastern US
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PublishedOctober 7, 2011

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