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damsel nymph
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

damsel nymph
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 2, 2008
Size: 10mm
It was in a puddle on the ice of a frozen swamp.
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Contributed by tom murray on 2 February, 2008 - 4:31pm

Coenagrionidae
If you could pull out the labium and get the sizes and count of the premental bristles for me, I would give the genus a go. For these guys a lateral shot of the gills is critical to go very far.
… Donald S. Chandler, 2 February, 2008 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm trying to raise it
to maturity in a turtle tank. If I see it when it emerges, I'll know the species.
… tom murray, 2 February, 2008 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

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