Hi,
What are these creatures, which are appearing in the water seeping from my container-plants?
The one in the picture is about 2 cm long, which is one of the larger ones.
The plants were fertilized with organic fertilizer containing:
Blood Meal
Feather Meal
Bone Meal
Chicken Manure
Organic Sulphate of Potash
Kelp Meal
Bat Guano
Alfalfa Meal
Humic Acid
Beneficial Bacteria RBC104
Micronized Mycorrhizae
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This is a larva of a fly in the genus Eristalis (Diptera: Syrphidae). Commonly known as rat-tailed maggots, they are harmless scavengers on decomposing organic matter - see http://tinyurl.com/2bm2v6o for more detailed information.
Suunto!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
My husband was convinced this was some very nasty creature, and I can't tell you how relieved he was to get this ID!
You are the best!
