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Photo#146960
Unknown Larva

Unknown Larva
Belton Mo, Ray County, Missouri, USA
September 16, 2007
Size: 1-2 inches
I was searching for dragonfly larva, in the mud of a pond, to show my field biology class. I discovered this larva looking critter. It had what appeared to be a stinger that occasionally out popped of one end

Moved

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Tabanidae.
This is the larva of a horse fly in the family Tabanidae.

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