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30-DEC-2005

Bibionidae (larva)

Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Ma.

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Bengt Andersson 17-Oct-2006 09:30
Dear Sirs,

Could you help me with this larva?

A friend phoned me and told about an observation of ’hundreds’ of larvae standing tightly together on their abdominal tips with heads upright in an almost circular form (diameter 7 cm), like a pin cushion! They were all about 20 mm long (18-22 mm). In spite of the low temperature, +8 centigrades, the were very alert, at least when you touched them. One hour later they had moved, still all together, some 10 cm over the area (a path in a garden). The location is in the southeast of Sweden. Could it possibly be a Diptera species/family?

I'll send the image when you send your e-mail address.

Best wishes,
/Bengt
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Bengt Andersson
Borgvägen 10
SE-382 45 NYBRO
Sweden
bean2@glocalnet.net
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