Fungus gnat lays eggs on mushroom


This 9 November 2011 video shows a fungus gnat laying eggs on a mushroom.

The larvae of these relatives of mosquitoes will feed on the fungus when they will hatch.

Bertie Sijbrands made this video in the Oisterwijkse vennen nature reserve in the Netherlands.

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