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Baetis
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Baetis
There are heaps of this awesome insect.
Baetis
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Non-biting midge
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Chironomidae
Midge larvae tend to be the most common macroinvertebrate at our sites. As with other Diptera, there are no true jointed legs. Chironomidae do have a pair of prolegs at each end and preserved individuals tend to curl into a 'C'. Identification past family requires slide-mounted heads. We have seen philopotamid caddisflies misidentified with the chironomids and we suspect that that happens when samples are being sorted from trays. Under a microscope, six prominent legs can be seen on members of the family Philopotamidae.
