what are they??
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 2:18 pm
No photos possible I´m afraid.
Decided to remove some of the weeds from the bin they´re soaking in, in order to make space for more....
amzing how they rot down nearly completely.
Anyway, in said bin, I discovered hundreds , of insecty larvae or whatever swimming around, average length is appx 2cm
with a thin tail about the same length.
look a bit like a maggot, but not so solid, off white with a pinkish tinge. dont survive long out of the water ( 10 mins or so in the sun).
some were in large clusters, all "knotted" together. They seem to possibly have some small legs on one side ( hard to tell and cant find the enlarging thingy. ) whats itcalled in English? cant remember - lupa in Sp, loupe in French), but they don´t "walk" they move ( quite fast) but wriggling the internal rings of their bodies...ifthat makes sense.
what can they be? Should I be worried, need to destroy them?...
Mind you whateverthey are, the chickens loved them!. So far Ive fished out about 2 cupfuls.
Decided to remove some of the weeds from the bin they´re soaking in, in order to make space for more....
amzing how they rot down nearly completely.
Anyway, in said bin, I discovered hundreds , of insecty larvae or whatever swimming around, average length is appx 2cm
with a thin tail about the same length.
look a bit like a maggot, but not so solid, off white with a pinkish tinge. dont survive long out of the water ( 10 mins or so in the sun).
some were in large clusters, all "knotted" together. They seem to possibly have some small legs on one side ( hard to tell and cant find the enlarging thingy. ) whats itcalled in English? cant remember - lupa in Sp, loupe in French), but they don´t "walk" they move ( quite fast) but wriggling the internal rings of their bodies...ifthat makes sense.
what can they be? Should I be worried, need to destroy them?...
Mind you whateverthey are, the chickens loved them!. So far Ive fished out about 2 cupfuls.