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Sunday, 16 July 2017

SLITHY TOVES.

The title is from The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll.
This morning I found hundreds of these larvae all slithering along in the same direction. I tried to influence their course with an LED light but it had no effect. I have no idea what they will grow into.
After much deliberation I have come to the conclusion that these are Fungus Gnat larvae.
Updated on the 18th of July.
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16 comments:

  1. Bas.16 July 2017 at 12:03

    gingen ze naar een voetbalwedstrijd??

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    1. ADRIAN16 July 2017 at 15:51

      Bas, geen voetbal hier zoals het is cricket tijd. I denk.

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  2. The Herald16 July 2017 at 12:21

    Intriguing find Adrian, never seen anything like it...I hope somebody can come up with an answer to what they are...were they near to any water?...[;o)

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    1. ADRIAN16 July 2017 at 15:54

      Trevor, I thought it was a fast moving slime mold until I looked closer. They are a good mile from running water but there are a few puddles closer but still a few hundred yards away. I'll pop it in iSpot.

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  3. rhymeswithplague16 July 2017 at 19:08

    They were sure gyreing and gimbeling in the wabe.

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  4. ADRIAN16 July 2017 at 20:44

    Bob the stuff of nightmares, I've yet to find the fumious Bandersnatch. I wish I could find out what I have found here.

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  5. FOREST SNAPPER17 July 2017 at 20:45

    Never seen anything like it Adrian, great images too.

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    1. ADRIAN18 July 2017 at 05:00

      Thanks Peter, they are Fungus Gnat larvae.

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  6. Marty17 July 2017 at 23:53

    I wonder what you will find one day at that place ???

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    1. ADRIAN18 July 2017 at 05:02

      Marty, I am often entertained by what is waiting to be discovered.

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  7. Graham Edwards19 July 2017 at 11:18

    Fungus gnat larvae! Bigger gnats these days than I remember them. It's a remarkable picture though and says a lot about your powers of observation.

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    1. ADRIAN19 July 2017 at 16:53

      Graham, never seen anything like it. I bet the gnats are as big as crows.

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  8. Cath Wirral21 July 2017 at 18:35

    Gosh that brought back memories, I had to recite Jabberwocky as a child. Your photos capture them 'whiffling through the tulgey wood' so well.

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    1. ADRIAN22 July 2017 at 06:31

      Cath, It's a great poem. I think The Owl and The Pussy Cat is it's equal.

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  9. Richard Pegler21 July 2017 at 20:16

    What an amazing sight, Adrian!

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    1. ADRIAN22 July 2017 at 06:33

      Richard, not a common sight in thee parts and I've seen nothing like it before.

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