A Maggoty Affair
Another day of melting, the light dreary, the temperature warm. In the afternoon, I took a short walk to the woods at Lashbrook Park. As I approached the woods, I could hear a male Cardinal singing somewhere high in the tree tops, celebrating the spring-like weather.
I peeked beneath the loose bark on several downed trees, hoping to find a bright red bark beetle. Instead, I uncovered a variety of fly larvae and pupae, a real maggoty affair. The biggest larvae (20mm and 30mm) were Crane Flies. The others, some as small as 2mm, I have no idea what they might be. Several have been kept for rearing, so with any luck they might be identified when they emerge as adults.
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Típulas, Zancudos Gigantes Y Parientes (Infraorden Tipulomorpha)Observ.
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Crane Fly, larva
Lashbrook Park
Northfield, Minnesota
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Zancudos Gigantes Y Parientes (Familia Tipulidae)Observ.
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Crane Fly, larva
Lashbrook Park
Northfield, Minnesota
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Género PhaoniaObserv.
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Fly, larva
Lashbrook Park
Northfield, Minnesota
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Saúco Rojo (Sambucus racemosa)Observ.
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Elderberry, winter buds
Lashbrook Park
Northfield, Minnesota
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Género HololeptaObserv.
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Clown Beetle, larvae
Lashbrook Park
Northfield, Minnesota
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