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Kayak pond skater, 6:20pm
Copyright © 2008 James Bailey

Kayak pond skater, 6:20pm
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
April 12, 2008
Size: 8-10mm

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Kayak pond skater, 6:20pm Kayak pond skater (Take-off 2 of 3), 4:44pm Kayak pond skater (Take-off 2 of 3), 4:44pm
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Contributed by James Bailey on 3 September, 2008 - 8:34pm
Last updated 1 September, 2020 - 1:15am

Moved
Moved from Water Striders.
… v belov, 1 September, 2020 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Limnoporus dissortis.
… James Bailey, 31 December, 2016 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Striders.
… Tim Loh, 4 February, 2009 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

Limnoporus sp.
2nd and 3rd antennal segments longer than 1st when combined..Any size estimates? We have 2 species in Alberta and can be easily separated by size.
… Tim Loh, 9 December, 2008 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Size estimates
Each square in that container is equal to half a cm. So about 1cm?
… James Bailey, 8 January, 2009 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Must be L. dissortis...
the smaller of the 2...finally some live images! Thanks! :)
… Tim Loh, 4 February, 2009 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

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