Thread subject: Diptera.info :: water larva : Ceratopogonidae ?

Posted by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 05:48
#1

Hello,

I shot some videos underwater last sunday to illustrate life in a puddle.

Here are some views catch from these videos.

The quality is very bad but I begin with this lens totally manual. I think I was out of focus ... :(

Anyway, I see two kinds of larva :

white one's on the bottom : are they dead ?
red bloody one's, very active ! Could it be Ceratopogonidae, as described in this page ?

I give you the link to this video in which can be seen ostracods ("white ghosts") : https://youtu.be/e9sSdPl0uFc

sorry for the bad quality again ...

Thanks in advance

Edited by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 19:58

Posted by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 05:54
#2

the red one

Edited by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 19:58

Posted by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 20:00
#3

I have uploaded bigger size pictures ... may be ... ?

Posted by atylotus on 11-07-2023 20:42
#4

I only see larvae of Ceratopogonidae. At least the ones with the dark brown head

Posted by pat_der2003 on 11-07-2023 23:24
#5

OK, very good!!
Thank you so much!! :)

Posted by pat_der2003 on 17-07-2023 11:28
#6

Hello,

I'm back to get some advice.

The first link above related to the article about Ceratopogonidae tells :

These are most likely Dasyhelea genus



Is it possible to assume this identification from those pictures including the video ? I don't recall that, in this place, occur biting midges, ... may be floricultural behaviors instead of blood drinking are more probable .. ??

Thanks in advance !:)

Nota bene : I made another video about this larva ...

Edited by pat_der2003 on 17-07-2023 12:56