New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3877 Salt pool Mosquito (Opifex fuscus) our only rock pool mosquito, most commonly found in brackish and saline rock pools above the high tide line. This species has unusual mating habits - the males hatch early, and wait on the surface of the pool to grasp the pupa of emerging females, and mate with them. Island Bay, Wellington *

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DSC_3877 Salt pool Mosquito (Opifex fuscus) our only rock pool mosquito, most commonly found in brackish and saline rock pools above the high tide line. This species has unusual mating habits - the males hatch early, and wait on the surface of the pool to grasp the pupa of emerging females, and mate with them. Island Bay, Wellington *

DSC 3877 Salt pool Mosquito Opifex fuscus rock pool mosquito brackish saline surface pool Island Bay Wellington