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Re: NFC: glass worms
These are little moths. About 0.75 cm in length. Light brown wings
covered with a fine powder. The wings are elongated triangular shaped.
They sleep during the day and come active at night fluttering when I walk
past them or turn the lights on.
I was straining live "stuff" from an unused flowerpot outside with
stagnant water and feeding the fish. Something must have come along and
hatched.
Sajjad
On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, Scott Davis wrote:
> > Drat! Now I know where those pesky flying insects in my apartment came
> > from. I thought I had left the screen door open. :)
> Sajjad,
>
> Another strong possibility for flying gnats are bloodworms. One year I
> dragged in a leave bottomed 32 gal garbage can and put a light over it,
> adding greenwater for the daphnia, unaware of how at least one of the
> bonuses that came in with them. A warming spell that winter allowed the
> fishroom to warm up a couple of degrees. Several wee beasties hatched out -
> including bloodworms and even mayflies. My bride, observing *I don't know
> how you did it, but there's mosquitos in the house in February!* was not
> enchanted, even with the explanation that the bloodworm gnats didn't even
> have mouth parts. All they did was bar hop and lay eggs. Boy I'm glad she
> didn't see the Mayflies!
>
> All the best and happy new year!
>
> Scott
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