Suetsugu Gnat Larva (IMAGE)

Kobe University

Suetsugu Gnat Larva

Caption

The larvae of Leia ishitanii feed on the decaying flower leaves of Arisaema thunbergii and on fungus mycelia that grow on them, developing into adult fungus gnats that emerge after a few weeks. 

Credit

NISHIGAKI Hiroki

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