Cranefly Larvae
Cranefly |
How to make the ID: looks like a worm with; thick-skin, pointed or rounded at one end and a set of disk-like spiracles at the other; adults look like giant mosquitoes
Its Color: brownish-green, whitish, transparent
How it reproduces: females deposit eggs on submerged vegetation or other debris.
Metamorphosis: Complete
Its food: plant and plant debris, but they are sometimes predators
Indicator: Moderately clean water, sometimes found in polluted water
Size: up to 3 inches