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.
Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 779: Gall and Forest Midges
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A tomcat and a cat meet. And a spider secretly listens in.
