Crawlies and waste everywhere

[ErikvR]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone recognises these organisms and their waste. All of a sudden it’s all over my pond and equipment. They’re tiny at around 5-8mm.

 

[j.w]

Maybe Midge larvae?

 

[j.w]

Goldfish will eat them if they are small enough and aren't being fed fish food. So says the internet God's

 

[GBBUDD]

Look like meal worms to me maybe a bit more aquatic than the ones around here but all the same.

 

[j.w]

Look like meal worms to me maybe a bit more aquatic than the ones around here but all the same.

Meal worms don't live in water. They like damp,humidity but not drowning.

 

[Norma D.]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone recognises these organisms and their waste. All of a sudden it’s all over my pond and equipment. They’re tiny at around 5-8mm.

if they are slightly crunchy feeling, they are kind of like fresh water coral, bryozoans. Alternately, if they are soft and moving, there are many types of worms/larvae in healthy ponds....

 

[ErikvR]

Maybe Midge larvae?

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Could well be! There's a lot of them dancing above the water surface

 

[ErikvR]

if they are slightly crunchy feeling, they are kind of like fresh water coral, bryozoans. Alternately, if they are soft and moving, there are many types of worms/larvae in healthy ponds....

Yeah I realize that life usually equals good.
Was just a bit alarmed that their numbers exploded from one day to the next.