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Tanypod Predatory Midge

Tanypus punctipennis

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A predatory midge whose larvae hunt other small invertebrates in soft sediments. Adults have distinctively spotted wings.

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Unlike most chironomids, Tanypodinae larvae are active predators with retractable head capsules for striking at prey.