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Midge
Copyright © 2021 Aaron Hunt

Midge
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
June 30, 2021
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Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 3 July, 2021 - 1:28am
Last updated 3 July, 2021 - 9:38am

Sphaeromias?
Possibly Sphaeromias. Are there spines under the last segments of the tarsi?
… John F. Carr, 3 July, 2021 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Don’t know
I’ll take more photos if I see another
… Aaron Hunt, 3 July, 2021 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 3 July, 2021 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
Cool
Much bigger than what I’m used to seeing (and feeling)
… Aaron Hunt, 3 July, 2021 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

 
Not a biter
This is from the predatory branch. It does not bite vertebrates.
… John F. Carr, 3 July, 2021 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

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