- The
Chironomidae (informally
known as
chironomids,
nonbiting midges, or lake flies)
comprise a
family of
nematoceran flies with a
global distribution...
- sediments, or of
biological records such as
fossil pollen, diatoms, or
chironomids. Most
early paleolimnological studies focused on the
biological productivity...
-
newly exposed bottom sediment surfaces.
Macroinvertebrates including chironomid (non-biting midges)
larvae and
tubificid worms (detritus worms) are important...
-
material comes from
Quaternary sediments,
including many
subfossilized chironomid head capsules,
ostracod carapaces, diatoms, and foraminifera. For remains...
-
Polypedilum vanderplanki or the
sleeping chironomid, is a
dipteran in the
family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). It
occurs in the semi-arid
regions of...
- be seen
during daytime. The fish's
protractile mouth helps it dig for
chironomid larvae,
Tubifex worms, bivalves, and gastropods. The
bream eats water...
- Two
water mites feeding on the
larva of a
chironomid...
- algae,
diatoms or detritus, but in a few species, they are
predators of
chironomid and
other small insect larvae and nymphs.
Nymphs of
Povilla burrow into...
-
Within freshwater regions,
there are
animal species including larvae of
chironomid flies,
oligochaete worms,
predatory fly larvae, and amphipods. In saline...
-
eaten foods include caddisflies, blackflies, mayflies, stoneflies, and
chironomids, as well as
terrestrial insects. As adults, the
salmon prefer capelin...
