FD BLOOD WORMS freeze-dried chironomidae larvae for fish and reptiles. Natural food for reptiles, including aquatic turtles, is obtained through freeze-drying of chironomidae larvae. Blood worms eagerly eaten by the reptiles are the source of easily assimilable protein. Freeze drying eliminates pathogens, which may be present in live foods, but largely retain delicate vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, protein and other nutrients.