1000 mousies / mousees / rat-tailed maggot / live bait / fishing

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All deliveries will go out the following Monday and maybe Tuesday so your package doesn\'t get held up at the Post Office over the weekend.Rat-tailed maggot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eristalis tenax larva

Rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of certain species of hoverflies belonging to the tribes Eristalini and Sericomyiini.[1] A characteristic feature of rat-tailed maggots is a tube-like, three-segmented, telescoping breathing siphon located at its posterior end.[2] This acts like a snorkel, allowing the larva to breathe air while submerged. The siphon is usually about as long again as the maggot\'s body (20mm when mature), but can be extended as long as 150mm. This organ gives the larva its common name.[2]

The most commonly encountered rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. It lives in stagnant, oxygen-deprived water, with a high organic content. It is fairly tolerant of pollution and can live in sewage lagoons and cesspools.[2]

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Commercial use

These larvae, commonly called \"mousies\", are cultured and sold as fish bait. They are especially popular in ice fishing.[3]