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water creature - Chaoborus
Copyright © 2010 Heather Bilden

water creature - Chaoborus
Billings, Audubon Conservation Education Center, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
May 24, 2010
Size: 2 cm long
There appear to be three short tails. There are two feathery, rather wide antennae. The creature makes rapid circles in the water, almost as if it is chasing its own tail. It was collected in a shallow pond near the Yellowstone River on May 24, 2010.
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Contributed by Heather Bilden on 24 May, 2010 - 3:17pm
Last updated 6 December, 2010 - 4:17pm

Moved
Moved from Chaoborus.
… John F. Carr, 6 December, 2010 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).
… John R. Maxwell, 6 December, 2010 - 1:11am login or register to post comments

Chaoborus
This is a Chaoborus pupa. The larvae are predacious on zooplankton in lakes.
… Chris Borkent, 6 December, 2010 - 1:08am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. I'll try to key it later.
… John F. Carr, 10 November, 2010 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 18 June, 2010 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

Moth fly?
The horse-like "face" and "ears" remind me of a moth fly pupa
… Sean McVey, 15 June, 2010 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Fly pupa
This is a pupa of some sort of fly. My guess would be mosquito, but I'm not an expert on these.
… Eric Moody, 24 May, 2010 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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