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Chironomid Eggs and Larvae

Strand of eggs from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Strand of eggs from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Strand of eggs from Big Buffalo VernalPool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Strand of eggs from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Chironomid egg from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Chironomid egg from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Chironomid egg from Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH USA. Two Closterium sp. cells to the right center of image are approximately the same length, < 200 microns.
Photo by Jonathan Dufresne, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Newly hatched larva, volume >10x egg volume. Almost insantaneous volume increase must be the result of rapid imbibition of lakewater. Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH.
Photo by John Dufresne, University of New Hampwshire, Durham, NH USA

Newly hatched larva. Big Buffalo Vernal Pool, Durham, NH. Tactile setae, antennae, and tail seta are apparent. Photo by John Dufresne, University of New Hampwshire, Durham, NH USA

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