EP80 – Phantom Midge Larva – Chaoborus sp

UK Wildlife Podcast by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman

Feb 2, 202317:00Science & Medicine

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, here is an episode on a seriously underrated pond (and lake!) creature, the Phantom Midge Chaoborus sp. a transparent fly larva, the UK’s fastest striking predator and the only insect tha...

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