Mosquito Larva, originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.
The humble mosquito. Fortunately, the female (who is the one that bites) don't like me too much, so I don't get those annoying itchy bites very often. Whilst the females will lay their eggs in any standing water, and I often find them in trays or buckets I've left outside, this larva was found in a garden pond belonging to a friend. There were hundreds of them, all trying not to be eaten by newts. They hang just beneath the surface with a breathing tube like a snorkel from their rear end. When startled, they twist and wriggle and dive down deeper for a few seconds.
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