midge
The often blood-red, aquatic larvae (bloodworms) are important food for aquatic animals. [1]
One of the key members of the new wave band Ultravox, guitarist/vocalist Midge Ure began his professional music career with Salvation, a Glasgow-based group that became the bubblegum band Slik in 1974. [2]
Life cycle of the sunflower midge, Contarinia schulzi Gagne. [3]
Biting midges (no-see-ums) are the smallest bloodsucking insect (about 0.04 in., or 1 mm, long). [...] Any of a group of tiny dipterans, sometimes called gnats and classified as nonbiting (family Chironomidae), biting (family Ceratopogonidae), or gall (family Cecidomyiidae) midges. [1]
The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group, but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran Diptera. [4]
She was re-introduced in 1988 as part of the play line, though two vintage reproduction dolls were made specifically for collectors in 1993 and 1998. [5]
This article related to members of the insect order Diptera (true flies) is a stub. [4]
Larvae often feed in clusters underneath the bracts surrounding the sunflower head and also in the center of the developing sunflower bud. [3]
The dolls sold in this time period usually had red hair, often with freckles, and her eye color was usually blue or green. [5]
Damage becomes measurable when there is a crease in the face of the head or the petiole is noticeably thickened. [...] On the second day, eggs hatch and larvae (Fig. 4) crawl to the base of the bracts or into the center of the bud to begin feeding. [3]
Most midges, apart from the gall midges (Cecidomyiidae), are aquatic during the larval stage. [4]
Midge Hadley is a fictional doll character in the Barbie line of toys by Mattel that was first released in 1963. [5]
The adult sunflower midge, Contarinia schulzi Gagne, is a tan-colored delicate fly 2 to 3 mm long which is a pest in cultivated sunflower. [3]
Sources:
[1] midge: Definition from Answers.com
[2] Midge Ure - Yahoo! Music
[3] Sunflower Midge
[4] Midge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Midge Hadley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia