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Cranefly Jockey - Calyptostoma
Copyright © 2012 Ashley Bradford

Cranefly Jockey - Calyptostoma
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 13, 2008
Going through the archives just now I ran across this unexpected bonus; I think I was just trying to get the cranefly's eyes and didn't notice its hitchhiker...

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Cranefly Jockey - Calyptostoma Cranefly Jockey - Calyptostoma
Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 4 April, 2012 - 10:08pm
Last updated 6 June, 2012 - 2:15pm

Moved
Moved from Calyptostoma.
… Ray Fisher, 6 June, 2012 - 2:15pm

 
Cool, thank you.
From all the photos on here, it appears they particularly like crane flies?
… Ashley Bradford, 6 June, 2012 - 2:18pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 5 April, 2012 - 8:44pm

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