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IDENTIFYING PARTS OF A MOSQUITO LARVA.
Organization(s):Thamare Primary School
Country:Kenya
Student(s):Peter Musili
Fidel Castro
Lucky Beatrice
Joylean Kawira
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Teacher:Amos Kaui
Contributors:Rachael Ongechi
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report, Mission Mosquito Report
Protocols:Mosquitoes
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Optional Badges:I am a Collaborator, I am a Data Scientist, I make an Impact
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/10/2021
Our main objective of this research is to be able to identify different parts of a mosquito larva using the GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper app and a micro-lens provided to us by the GLOBE Program. Our investigation involved identifying a mosquito breeding site and collecting different samples of mosquito larvae which we used as specimens. All the data we collected was recorded using the GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper app and a micro-lens and uploaded it using the GLOBE Observer App in to the GLOBE website and later used it during our analysis. We studied the head, thorax and the abdomen and identified the fine details of the larva like tufts, pecten, comb scales, siphon etc.