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        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0001.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0001.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample. Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0002.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0002.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Creepy Crawly, but interesting to watch up close]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0003.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0003.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These critters were found in an aeration basin]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0004.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0004.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Any comments, identification or suggestions, feel free to contact us]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0005.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0005.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[400x Bright field]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0006.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0006.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope! ]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0007.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0007.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[If you find these, it probably means you are building solids up somewhere. Check your clarifier centerwell or weir]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0008.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0008.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[There are tons of variations to this species]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0009.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0009.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They can be found in ponds, lagoons, edges of clarifier, especially mixed in with the algae, in sand filter rooms, anywhere standing water is present]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0010.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0010.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Adults look like a mosquito with feathery antenna]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0011.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0011.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Hard to believe this is nature!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0012.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0012.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Bloodworm " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Ok so here we go, here is our guest this month- let us look a bit closer at what they are]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0013.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0013.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[No this is not a bug from a science fiction movie- although some can look like a monster if you zoom in too close]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0014.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0014.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Pupa are up to 20 mm long ( ¾ inch) but average about 8 to 15 mm ( ¼ to ½ inch)]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0015.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0015.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Eyes on the head are easy to see]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0016.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0016.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Claws]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0017.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0017.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[There are an awful lot of moving parts!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0018.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0018.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Head and Thorax]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0019.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0019.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Chironomid (non-biting midge) larva]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0020.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0020.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Chironomids are non-biting midges, one of the most diverse and widespread groups of Diptera or flies]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0021.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0021.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They are small (1-10 mm length), somewhat delicate insects that are mosquito-like in appearance]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0022.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0022.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[The abdomen has 7 or 8 body segments]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0023.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0023.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They lack scales on the wings, and do not have a long proboscis, thus they do not bite]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0024.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0024.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Midges often occur in huge swarms, usually in the evening, and the humming of such a swarm can often be heard from a considerable distance]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0025.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0025.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They can be found around clarifiers, in sand filter rooms, dewatering rooms or near the UV building]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0026.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0026.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Shrink it down to lower power and you can see most of the midge or larva]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0027.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0027.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They are more of a nuisance than really a problem, since they do not bite like mosquitoes or carry diseases]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0028.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0028.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Individual adults will live about seven days depending upon the species and weather conditions]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0029.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0029.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[The larvae develop in sources having extensive areas of standing water]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0030.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0030.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Anterior proleg]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0031.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0031.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[There are more than 1050 species of Chironomidae in North America]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0032.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0032.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Midge, Gnat or Blood Worm when they are red. It becomes a small two-winged fly in the adult stage. Closely related to mosquitoes and Chaoborus]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0033.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0033.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[It makes it easier to identify when you zoom in closer and can see more details]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0034.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0034.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0035.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0035.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[You might be surprised what you find]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0036.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0036.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Eye and mandible]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0037.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0037.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0038.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0038.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Middle section]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0039.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0039.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0040.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0040.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Chironmidae larva " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[There is a type of free swimming Chironomid larva that stores oxygen in his blood and is thus blood red in color (Bloodworm)]]></slide>
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