What else I found in my flower pot – wriggling insect larvae?

Jun 07, 2016 • 8:09 AM UTC

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Manu Prakash

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I found another stranger in the flower pot I had described before. It crawls around on leaves and is quiet large. What I noticed is a “deep red” digestive track and two tracheal tubes running down the center. I was intrigued and decided to Foldscope it.

Now, what I am surprised with is the fact that it seems to have a siphon (similar to what mosquitoes have); but has no clear appendages/body segments (appearing as if it’s a worm of some kind). I am throughly puzzled and would love to ID this. I am also waiting to see if it metamorphosis into a pupae of any kind.

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What else I found in my flower pot – wriggling insect larvae?

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