South Park Watersnipe Midge Maggot
Found in Level 3 Sewage and Wastewater Grotto, clinging to the smooth sides and apparently grazing on bacterial colonies. Actually this is Bibiocephala grandis: Netwinged midge larvae, (Diptera: Blephariceridae) Found in South Park, CO. Collected in Arkansas River south of Fairplay.The suctorial discs help anchor the midge larva to rocks in fast-moving, highly-oxygenated streams.