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De hecho, su nombre cient\u00edfico proviene del griego antiguo y significa &#8220;el que mueve las manos&#8221;. M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su naturaleza pac\u00edfica, estos insectos son aut\u00e9nticos iconos cient\u00edficos. Mientras los machos lucen espectaculares antenas plumosas que funcionan como sensores ac\u00fasticos para &#8220;escuchar&#8221; el zumbido de las hembras, los genetistas estudian sus larvas porque poseen cromosomas gigantes en sus gl\u00e1ndulas salivales. Distinguir las especies a simple vista es tan complejo que a menudo se requieren pruebas gen\u00e9ticas. Durante mis paseos por los bosques junto a lagos y r\u00edos en Polonia y Suecia, he fotografiado varios quiron\u00f3midos. Aunque identificar la especie exacta es un reto enorme, \u00a1esta hermosa hembra permaneci\u00f3 lo suficientemente quieta como para capturar sus incre\u00edbles detalles desde varios \u00e1ngulos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A primera vista, los mosquitos no picadores del g\u00e9nero Chironomus parecen id\u00e9nticos a los mosquitos t\u00edpicos; sin embargo, estos inofensivos 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