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Aquatic arachnid? - Arrenurus - male
Copyright © 2012 Al Denelsbeck

Aquatic arachnid? - Arrenurus - Male
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
May 13, 2012
Size: ~1mm
Found in some pond water samples. Active swimmer but not strong, somewhat erratic. Couldn't get a side view, but the body seemed thick, the "tail" angled upwards sharply.

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Aquatic arachnid? - Arrenurus - male Aquatic arachnid? - Arrenurus - male Aquatic arachnid? - Arrenurus - male
Contributed by Al Denelsbeck on 13 May, 2012 - 7:15pm
Last updated 24 May, 2012 - 5:36pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 May, 2012 - 5:36pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Seems safe to move them this far at least (although I suspect that direwolf's suggestion will prove to be correct).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 May, 2012 - 8:42pm

mite looks good
don't know much about them but a great find for BG if correct!
… Blaine Mathison, 14 May, 2012 - 5:51am

 
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Arrenurus perhaps?

http://bugguide.net/node/view/553475/bgimage
… Brian Stone, 14 May, 2012 - 12:15pm

 
I agree
Yep, you nailed it I think - I had just found another source that said the same thing, but you'd beaten me to it.

Thanks!
… Al Denelsbeck, 14 May, 2012 - 8:59pm

This looks like a crustacean
This looks like a crustacean of some kind, perhaps in its larval form.
… Brian Stone, 13 May, 2012 - 10:15pm

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