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Hanger-on - Hesperocorixa laevigata
Copyright © 2009 Arlo Pelegrin

Hanger-on - Hesperocorixa laevigata
Gunbarrel, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
April 15, 2009
Size: 11mm
Orange object attached to foreleg

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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 18 April, 2009 - 2:18pm
Last updated 25 April, 2009 - 2:18am

Aquatic mites I think
I found similar orange specimens like yours on a few corixids I collected recently; they do actually have legs, which are visible under the scope. Not sure what their relationship to the host is, thinking either parasites or commensals, but that's something worth investigating.
… Tim Loh, 25 April, 2009 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Hesperocorixa.
… Tim Loh, 25 April, 2009 - 2:18am

Moved
Moved from Water Boatmen.
… Tim Loh, 19 April, 2009 - 1:18am

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