Odd Larval Swarm

[Zephyr]

It rained a lot today and I found these odd masses of what appear to be various fly larvae crawling around my sidewalk.

Anyone got ID's on them?

 

[Zephyr]

 

[Zephyr]

 

[Alex]

those are so cool!!!....if you have fish you should try them out...i like how they move as a mass

 

[Ralph]

According to Whatsthatbug.com these are a type of Sciarid fly larva. The mass movements seem to be a rather regular thing.

 

[Peter Clausen]

Great photos! Nature is full of surprises.

 

[BugmanPrice]

Next time spell your name out with them, that'd be a great picture! I'm such a dork...

 

[Scythemantis]

Those are beautiful and amazing! I'd love to see something like this, anyone know anything more about them? What do they eat? I know many fungus gnat larvae are carnivorous.

 

[Bricktop]

Fascinating. It reminds me of the way driver ants make living bridges across things, or those chains of migrating lobsters marching across the ocean floor. Its a shame maggots are so repulsive to look at.