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Hi all,

I've got tiny creatures on our waterfall. They're less than 1/4" in size.
Here's a pictu http://home.attbi.com/~pdewolf/Photos/creatures.jpg.

I wouldn't think that they're mosquito larvae because they seem to crawl
around on the rocks, rather than be suspended in the water (if they were,
the waterfall would take them down into the pond).

I know the picture doesn't have enough detail, but even guesses would be
greatly appreciated!

Paul

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Black flies? I had about 14.79 million of them on the outflow stream of my
rec pond. Needless to say they are now bird food. =)

"Paul DeWolf" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I've got tiny creatures on our waterfall. They're less than 1/4" in size.
Here's a pictu http://home.attbi.com/~pdewolf/Photos/creatures.jpg.

I wouldn't think that they're mosquito larvae because they seem to crawl
around on the rocks, rather than be suspended in the water (if they were,
the waterfall would take them down into the pond).

I know the picture doesn't have enough detail, but even guesses would be
greatly appreciated!

Paul

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If they were in my pond...
I'd gather some up and keep them in a jar with new infusions of pond water
until they hatched...
bwa-ha-ha! ;-)

Looks like black fly larva to me also.


k30a

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On 26 Jun 2003 22:41:27 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:

Looks like black fly larva to me also.

So what are black flies good for, and most importantly do they bite people?
~ jan

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jan wrote So what are black flies good for, and most importantly do they bite
people?

Fish, birds, frogs and predatory insects eat them.
tasty!


k30a

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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote:


So what are black flies good for, and most importantly do they bite
people?
~ jan

Nothing, and YES, they do! You just don't notice it at the time -- until
you wonder how you got that hickey on your neck :(

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote:


So what are black flies good for, and most importantly do they bite
people?
~ jan

Nothing, and YES, they do! You just don't notice it at the time -- until
you wonder how you got that hickey on your neck :(

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

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Will put them on my death list. ;o) ~ jan


On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 23:16:31 GMT, "Anne Lurie" wrote:

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote:


So what are black flies good for, and most importantly do they bite
people?
~ jan

Nothing, and YES, they do! You just don't notice it at the time -- until
you wonder how you got that hickey on your neck :(

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC




See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website