Hello science addicts! Today we are going to study the ecology of chironomids which are insects with two wings or (diptera) and which in turn are classified as: (brachycera) that is, they are insects that have reduced antennae segments! They have a large repertoire of species because to date more than twenty thousand have been discovered. Did you know that they are mosquitoes but that they cannot bite you? crazy right?🧠🦟
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Hola adictos a la ciencia! hoy vamos a estudiar la ecologia de los quironómidos que son insectos con dos alas o (dipteros) y que a su vez estan clasificados como: (braquíceros) osea son insectos que se han reducidos los segmentos de las antenas! cuentan con un gran repertorio de especies porque hasta la fecha se han descubierto mas de veinte mil, sabias que son mosquitos pero que no pueden picarte?? que loco no?🌅🌍🧠
What are the Chironomidae🙇♂️🤔/Que son los Chironomidae👨🏫
Many people who have no knowledge of these insects end up confusing them with the "culicids" that is, with those that feed on animal blood, however the Chironomidae do not have this diet! When they reach adulthood, their main diet is the intake of nectar or some other similar substance! so they do not pose a "danger" to us!🦟🌅🌍
Muchas personas que no tienen conocimiento en estos insectos acaban por confundirlos con los "culícidos" osea con aquellos que se alimentan de la sangre animal sin embargo los Chironomidae no tienen esta alimentacion! cuando alcanzan la adultez su principal alimentacion es la ingesta de nectar o alguna otra sustancia parecida! por lo que no suponen un "peligro" para nosotros!👨🏫🕵️♂️
These animals are included in almost all the diets of many animals, so they are essential in the ecology of the planet, many invertebrates and small fish feed on the larvae that are aquatic or underwater! up to now freshwater species have been recorded and they literally grow in any type of benthic environment!🧠🦟💥
Estos animales estan incluidos en casi todas las dietas de muchos animales por lo que son indispensable en la ecologia del planeta, muchos invertebrados y pequeños peces se alimentan de las larvas que son acuaticas o subacuaticas! hasta ahora se han registrado especies de agua dulce y crecen literalmente en cualquier tipo de ambiente bentonico!🕵️♂️👨🏫🌍🧠
Ecology🙇♂️🤔/Ecologia👨🏫
Adults almost always lay their eggs in stagnant water that disappears after a short time, therefore they have very fast life cycles, this includes small lagoons, streams, there are mosquito larvae that are extremely resistant and can survive in environments with low content. of oxygen! when the eggs are laid the adults always establish themselves near water!🧠🦟
Casi siempre los adultez colocan los huevos en aguas estancadas que al fin de poco tiempo desaparece por tanto tienen ciclos de vida muy rapidos, esto incluye pequeñas lagunas, arroyos, existen una larva de mosquitos que son extremadamente resistentes y pueden sobrevivir en ambientes con bajo contenido de oxigeno! cuando colocan los huevos los adultos siempre se establecen cerca del agua!👨🏫🌍
Adult🙇♂️🤔/Adulto👨🏫
As you can see, the one that it captures is quite small, normally it does not exceed 20mm in size, as you can see its appearance is similar to that of mosquitoes because it is thin and has long legs, but if you look at the antennae, they are feather-shaped, they do not have a specialized organelle for stinging therefore they are harmless, they stand on their two pairs of hind legs and keep the front ones up! almost all species are dark in color, and the feather-like antennae are believed to be used to procure females!🤔🧠👨🏫
Como puedes ver el que capture es bastante pequeño normalmente no pasan los 20mm de tamaño, como puedes ver su aspecto es parecido al de los mosquitos por ser delgados y tener unas patas largas pero si observas las antenas son en forma de plumas, no tienen un organelo especializado para picar por tanto son inofensivos, se paran en sus dos pares de patas traseras y mantienen levantadas las delanteras! casi todas las especies tienen un color oscuro, y se cree que las antenas en forma de pluma son usadas para conseguir a las hembras!🕵️♂️🤯
The larvae are cylindrical and have several segments, despite not having legs, they have a false pair that they use to dig through the substrate, the larvae have various types of colors, they are whitish-brown, they have the presence of hemoglobin within the circulatory system when present hemoglobin are red!🧠🌍🦟
Las larvas son cilindricas y tienen varios segmentos apesar de no poseer patas tienen un par falsa que las utilizan para escarvar entre el sustrato, las larvas presentan varios tipos de colores, estas son como marron-blaquecinas, tienen presencia de hemoglobina dentro del sistema circulatorio cuando presentan hemoglobina son de color rojo!🌅🦟
Their reproduction is like that of a fly, they have a complete life cycle with many phases, the reproductively active females place the eggs already fertilized by the male inside a body of water, when the larvae are born they remain on the surface feeding on particles , after completing the cycle, males and females frequent reproductive areas in swarms, adults live a few days, some weeks!🧠🌍
Su reproduccion es como la de una mosca, tienen un ciclo de vida completo con muchas fases, las hembras activas reproductivamente colocan los huevos ya fertilizados por el macho dentro de un cuerpo de agua, cuando nacen las larvas se mantienen en la superficie alimentandose de particulas, luego de completar el ciclo los machos y las hembras frecuentan zonas reproductivas en enjambres, los adultos viven muy pocos dias, algunos semanas!🌏👨🏫🕵️♂️
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