Stats

Lifespan: A few weeks
Size: Tiny
Diet: Filter Feeder
Activity: Crepuscular
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: The Americas
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Rare

About

Goeldichironomus carus is a type of midge that lives in freshwater lakes and ponds. They have a very long, slender body that can grow to be 2 centimeters long.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Goeldichironomus
Species: Goeldichironomus carus