Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 779 No. 779 |
Cecidomyiidae (sometimes spelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls.
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „The spider’s vacation in an apartment“
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