Bdelloid rotifers living on Chaoborus (midge fly) larva
Channel: Robert Berdan
Date: 2020-05-26

Bedlloid rotifers living on Chaoborus (midge fly) larva and photographed by a combination of Dark-field and polarized light microscopy. Fresh water invertebrates were collected from a pond near Calgary, AB. Rotifers are filter feeders feeding on bacteria and algae whereas Chaoborus is a predator  feeding on rotifers, copedpods, water fleas and ciliates.