Mosquito larva in water, tail under water's surface to breath.
These are the little wriggly creatures seen in water tanks/butts, they grow to be not much longer than 4-5mm. They need to rise to the surface to breath as seen in the picture. A thin film of oil on the water would mean suffocation and that's how they are dealt with sometimes in countries where malaria is a problem. These larvae develop in stillwater such as ponds, cattle troughs, and anywhere where water collects even for a short time. In order to eradicate/reduce numbers of mosquitos, just a couple of drops of oil in an old unused cattle trough would suffocate all mosquito larvae within because they have to rise to the surface avery few seconds to breath (through their tails) as seen in the photograph.
Size: 3859px × 5297px
Location: Grimsby, UK
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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