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Insane pile-up - Epitheca princeps
Copyright © 2010 Mark Fox

Insane pile-up - Epitheca princeps
Slidell, East Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 23, 2010
I saw these all over the place: giant piles of cast skins, remnants of a mad dash to find the highest outcrop and molt.

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Insane pile-up - Epitheca princeps Insane pile-up - Epitheca princeps
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Contributed by Mark Fox on 5 October, 2010 - 3:56pm
Last updated 8 March, 2012 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Naiads and Exuviae.
… john and jane balaban, 8 March, 2012 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Larvae and Exuviae.
… Mark Fox, 13 October, 2010 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

Why Skimmers?
While I certainly can't see all of them, most have well developed middorsal hooks and lateral spines. Combined with the paired tubercles on the dorsal surface of the epicranium and I would say that these are Prince Baskettail exuvia.
… Chad Edgar, 8 October, 2010 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
I think that was an error on my part.
I think I originally intended to place these photos at a higher taxonomic level, and somehow messed it up.
… Mark Fox, 13 October, 2010 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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