wriggler
/ˈrɪɡ(ə)lə/noun
1A person or thing that wriggles.
1.1A wriggling animalcule or the larva of a mosquito.We know them by many names: grub (beetles, bees, wasps), maggot, caterpillar (butterflies, moths), and wriggler (mosquitoes)....
- The larvae, called wrigglers, feed in the water for a week or so, then pupate for only a few days before emerging as adults.
- Watch out for mosquito wrigglers in any uncovered water containers.
