| Archive for scabies.myfreeforum.org Southern California Arachnid, Bug, Invertebrate, Entomological Society |
| Steven |
Thing...ID anyone? An ugly duckling ..what kind of swan?Found in local stream ...fast currant. 
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| What |
Looks like a hellgrammite. | ||
| cacoseraph |
hellgrammite was my first thought
i didn't know we had those here! sweet! |
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| cacoseraph |
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/abl/images2/corydalus_habitus.png
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/abl/Lab/california_referencecollection.asp http://www.dfg.ca.gov/abl/Lab/CA_digital_ref_Corydalidae.asp "Key Characters 8 pairs of 2-segmented lateral filaments on abdominal segments 1-8, one pair of single-segment filaments on abdominal segment 10. 2 anal prolegs with claws on apex of abdomen." |
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| cacoseraph |
incidentily they breathe with gills so they might need water circulation to oxygenate the water | ||
| Steven |
Cool ...so, this is the adult stage? Figured it to be some sorta of nymph/ grub/larvae state of something. EDIT: Doh! ...im such a space case ... Dobsonfly larva. Trying to keep it n fresh water. Its sluggish, infact last night I thought it was dead and I layed it out to dry on my puter desk. In 15 min or so, it came back to life. Might be killing this one. I HOPE its not too rare. |
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| ogershok |
Adult pic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydalidae |
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