White-dotted mosquito

The white dots on its back can rub off, and some never have them at all, so experts check other tiny hairs and scales to tell it apart.

Its babies are called wigglers because they swim by wiggling. They breathe through a little tube at the end of their body, like a snorkel.

The mother lays her eggs stuck together in a tiny raft that floats on the water.

Old car tyres full of rainwater are one of its favourite baby rooms.

A mother picks water with lots of food and no other wigglers in it, so her babies will not have to share.