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Chironomid fly

Family Chironomidae

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Description:

The most interesting feature of this species is the very long front legs, often longer than its entire body. Wikipedia has a very detailed description of this species, much better than I could do...

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Chironomidae - Wikipedia

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PublishedMarch 7, 2020

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