PMC5525072_01
Larva of the rat-tailed maggot, Eristalis tenax, about 2.6 +- 0.7 cm in length.
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The larva has a siphon that acts as a respiratory attachment and also is like a tail, thus giving them their nickname "rat-tailed maggot." The siphon can be several times the length of the body; it was identified as "rat-tailed maggot" or larvae fly E. tenax (Figure 1).