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No, a rat-tailed maggot, also known as the larva of a drone fly, needs oxygen to survive. This aquatic larva breathes through a long, telescopic breathing tube called a "rat tail" that it extends to the surface of the water to take in oxygen. Without access to oxygen, the maggot will not be able to survive.

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Who is the strongest from the three kid gohan cs2 Sasuke or nine tailed naruto?

gohan will win...that is becoz he's a saiyan...whereas sasuke and naruto are ninjas......saiyans can enhance their powers anytime.....and have more agility than ninjas...also they have more power


What is the difference between isocratic and gradient?

A separation in which the mobile phase composition remains constant throughout the procedure is termed isocratic(meaning constant composition). The word was coined by Csaba Horvath who was one of the pioneers of HPLC.[citation needed],The mobile phase composition does not have to remain constant. A separation in which the mobile phase composition is changed during the separation process is described as a gradient elution.[3] One example is a gradient starting at 10% methanol and ending at 90% methanol after 20 minutes. The two components of the mobile phase are typically termed "A" and "B"; A is the "weak" solvent which allows the solute to elute only slowly, while B is the "strong" solvent which rapidly elutes the solutes from the column. In reverse-phase chromatography, solvent Ais often water or an aqueous buffer, while B is an organic solvent miscible with water, such as acetonitrile, methanol, THF, or isopropanol.In isocratic elution, peak width increases with retention time linearly according to the equation for N, the number of theoretical plates. This leads to the disadvantage that late-eluting peaks get very flat and broad. Their shape and width may keep them from being recognized as peaks.Gradient elution decreases the retention of the later-eluting components so that they elute faster, giving narrower (and taller) peaks for most components. This also improves the peak shape for tailed peaks, as the increasing concentration of the organic eluent pushes the tailing part of a peak forward. This also increases the peak height (the peak looks "sharper"), which is important in trace analysis. The gradient program may include sudden "step" increases in the percentage of the organic component, or different slopes at different times - all according to the desire for optimum separation in minimum time.In isocratic elution, the selectivity does not change if the column dimensions (length and inner diameter) change - that is, the peaks elute in the same order. In gradient elution, the elution order may change as the dimensions or flow rate change.[citation needed]The driving force in reversed phase chromatography originates in the high order of the water structure. The role of the organic component of the mobile phase is to reduce this high order and thus reduce the retarding strength of the aqueous component.


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What condition must the rat-tailed maggot have to live?

Oxygen. They use their siphon-like snorkel tail to get oxygen from the air, as it is not in the stagnant waters in which they dwell.


How do ring tailed lemurs survive?

how do ring tailed lemurs survive


What kind of water does rat tailed maggot like?

Rat-tailed maggots thrive in stagnant, organic-rich water, often found in decaying vegetation or manure. They are commonly found in environments like ditches, ponds, and sewage systems where there is low oxygen availability. The larvae are adapted to these conditions, using their elongated breathing tubes to access oxygen at the water's surface.


Rat tailed maggot's predator?

One of the predators of rat-tailed maggots is water-dwelling insects such as dragonfly larvae, water beetles, and damselfly larvae. These predators feed on the rat-tailed maggots as part of their diet in aquatic ecosystems.


What species is a rat tailed maggot?

i believe its the drone fly Family: Syrphidae genus: eristalis species: tenax


You have got a creature in your pond it looks like a see-through caterpillar with a long thin tail with a black spike on the end- what is it?

It is a rat-tailed maggot


What insect begin with the letter r?

Rice weevil, roach, rat-tailed maggot and red admiral are insects. They begin with the letter r.


How does a red tailed hawk survive in the desert?

It's habitat


Insects that start with letter R?

Rice weevil, roach, rat-tailed maggot, red underwing moth and red admiral are insects. They begin with the letter r.


How do red tailed hawks obtain oxygen?

They Breath


What insect starts with a r?

Rice weevil, roach, rat-tailed maggot, red spider mite, red underwing moth and red admiral are insects. They begin with the letter r.


How does a rat tailed maggot move?

they can grow wings which are hidden in their tails, they only at night high up in trees, they are also friends withthe common eagle and they can actually eat their wings

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