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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / July 2006Is there and entomologist in the house?
If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and things? http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scrumble/images/nature/bugs/ Anyone have any idea what these are. Theres a load of them in the stream on the rockery in our garden. From a distance they look like leeches, but close up they look more like some sort of insect larvae.  Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' > If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and things? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' > Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' I cant quite see if there are any legs or whatnot but this link might help? http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/ insects.html SignatureSarah ******************************************* Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently. >> If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and >> things? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I cant quite see if there are any legs or whatnot The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills on their backsides :) > but this link might help? > http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/ insects.html They only seem to have pond animals on that site, these are in fast flowing water. Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' > The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills on > their backsides :) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' > Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' maybe chironomid midge larvae??? I googled watercress pests cos they are the only plant I can think of that likes fast flowing water. http://www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/research/images/chironomusA_small.jpg I'm probably not being very helpful. Lets hope someone more useful comes along soon <G> SignatureSarah ******************************************* Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently. >> The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills on >> their backsides :) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > I'm probably not being very helpful. Lets hope someone more useful comes > along soon <G> Found em http://www.cffcm.org/gallery/gallery-macro.htm Blackfly larvae. It seems I had them back to front as well, the bit that I thought was their backside is actually the head :) They also bite, when adult :S Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' >>> The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills >>> on their backsides :) [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' > Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' Oh well done!! Theyve got cute faces (or bums) SignatureSarah ******************************************* Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently. > Oh well done!! > Theyve got cute faces (or bums) Cute? http://www.specsavers.com/ ;) Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' >> Oh well done!! >> Theyve got cute faces (or bums) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' > Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' They're kind of smiley in an ET sort of way :) or perhaps my contacts do need a good scrub ;-) SignatureSarah ******************************************* Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently. > Cute? I believe so also they do kind of look like E.T., kinda funny ayye.... Amanda Signature*smile it'll get better!* > >> The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills on > >> their backsides :) > >> > >>> but this link might help? http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/ insects.html > >> They only seem to have pond animals on that site, these are in fast > >> flowing water. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I googled watercress pests cos they are the only plant I can think of > > that likes fast flowing water. http://www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/research/images/chironomusA_small.jpg > > I'm probably not being very helpful. Lets hope someone more useful comes > > along soon <G> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > They also bite, when adult :S They bite very seriously, let me tell you! Black fly season here in New England is time to stay out of the woods! -aula >> >> The reason I think they're insect larvae is they look to have gills >> on [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > They bite very seriously, let me tell you! Black fly season here in New > England is time to stay out of the woods! We've had them in the back yard for years, but I can't say I've ever been bitten by them. Either the UK edition is slightly different, or they just don't like the taste of me :) Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' > If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and things? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > on the rockery in our garden. From a distance they look like leeches, but > close up they look more like some sort of insect larvae. Not sure if this will help but here's a site you could check. http://whatsthatbug.com/ HTH SignatureIf you like to eat potato chips and chew pork chops on clipper ships, I suggest that you chew a few chips and a chop at Skipper Zipp's Clipper Ship Chip Chop Shop. ~Froggy~ >> If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and >> things? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> but >> close up they look more like some sort of insect larvae. > Not sure if this will help but here's a site you could check. > http://whatsthatbug.com/ HTH Well the site didn't, but the links off it did :) (see other reply) Signaturescrum Piglet: 'Pooh?' Pooh: 'Yes, Piglet?' Piglet: 'I've been thinking...' Pooh: 'That's a very good habit to get into to, Piglet.' >>> If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and >>> things? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Well the site didn't, but the links off it did :) (see other reply) Well jolly good! Glad I could help! SignatureIf you like to eat potato chips and chew pork chops on clipper ships, I suggest that you chew a few chips and a chop at Skipper Zipp's Clipper Ship Chip Chop Shop. ~Froggy~ >>If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and things? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Not sure if this will help but here's a site you could check. > http://whatsthatbug.com/ HTH ooooooooo bookmark for DD7. She always wants to know "Mommy what's that bug?". lol > If my memory is still working wasn't someone on here into bugs and things? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > on the rockery in our garden. From a distance they look like leeches, but > close up they look more like some sort of insect larvae. They're blackfly larvae. |
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