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Hebridae or Veliidae? - Microvelia
Copyright © 2019 Seth Ausubel

Hebridae or Veliidae? - Microvelia
Mt. Hopkins, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
September 6, 2019
Size: ~3-4 mm
Elev. 6700'. Conglomeration of bugs on the surface of a muddy puddle adjacent to the road. Resembles Velvet water Bug, Hebrus sp., or maybe Smaller Water Strider, Velius sp.

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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 7 September, 2019 - 10:14pm
Last updated 3 December, 2021 - 10:37am

Good heavens, look at that aggregation!
Must be something awfully tasty in the middle of that ball!
… Jonas Insinga, 3 December, 2021 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Semiaquatic Bugs.
… Matthew Pintar, 3 December, 2021 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

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