This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are small flying insects that start off their lives as larvae that live in fresh water. Learn more. 1. 2. 3. Hide Annotations. Get a closer view of ...

What am I looking at?This is the larva of a midge in the genus Chaoborus, pictured in mid-metamorphosis under polarized light. The colors you see are body parts ... Larvae like this one live in the ...