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Thermonectus marmoratus
Copyright © 2008 Aaron Goodwin

Thermonectus marmoratus
Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
May 7, 2008
This is a first instar larva feeding on Daphnia. I raise the larvae individually in cups so they don't eat each other. This one was floating near the surface of the water.

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Contributed by Aaron Goodwin on 7 May, 2008 - 9:47pm

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