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Toxorhynchites rutilus, called "Elephant Mosquito" for its size (circa 7 mm body length) and recurved snout. This is a male, indicated by the feathery antennae. Neither males nor females bite--they both take plant juices. In a further bit of beneveolence, the larvae of this species prey upon those of other mosquitoes!P.S. Happy "Friday Fly Day"!
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia
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Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Burnaby BC6/13/08
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Burnaby BC6/13/08
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Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Burnaby BC7/4/08
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Burnaby BC12/11/08
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Florida Ridge, Florida, United States
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Florida Ridge, Florida, United States
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From Victoria7/20/07
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Victoria BC9/15/08
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Victoria BC9/15/08
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Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia
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Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia
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Larval form of a chironomid midge.