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Atlantic Beach, NC Fort Macon State Park
Copyright © 2003 Scott Crocker

Atlantic Beach, NC Fort Macon State Park
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, USA
October 11, 2003
Contributed by Scott Crocker on 12 October, 2005 - 10:37am
Last updated 15 October, 2005 - 7:14am

Water Boatmen
These are Water Boatmen, family Corixidae.
… Terry Thormin, 12 October, 2005 - 1:45pm

 
Anyway to identify them to ge
Anyway to identify them to genus or species by this photo? Thanks for your response.

Scott Crocker
Fort Macon State Park
Atlantic Beach, NC
scott.crocker@ncmail.net
… Scott Crocker, 12 October, 2005 - 3:38pm

 
New book.
There is a brand new book on Corixidae of Minnesota (if memory serves on the state). I think it is actually published by a university in the Dakotas, ironically enough:-) Fabulous image, Scott, thank you for sharing!
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 October, 2005 - 3:53pm

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