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Old 06-11-2017, 10:12 PM
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Default What is this Evolution of a Creature?

Any idea's what it is?.. caught it in my hand while
it was swimming in the dugout,there is alot of them
this year..they are quick little buggers!
(and yes i released him after his pose)
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:17 PM
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Dragonfly larva
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:24 PM
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I don't know, but it sure is a nasty looking little critter.
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:24 PM
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Dragonfly larva
Same Beauties as these when grown?
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:24 PM
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Good old internet...

http://www.insectsofalberta.com/pres...s-wetlands.pdf
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:27 PM
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Same Beauties as these when grown?
That's the ones!

Great mosquito eaters
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:32 PM
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Damn that's A gooder RB !!
Thx !!

I Used to have a little pocket Book called
'Pond Life' for reference & sure miss it.
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:33 PM
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That's not a dragonfly larva - it's a water beetle larva (as Red Bullets pointed out).
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:51 PM
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That's not a dragonfly larva - it's a water beetle larva (as Red Bullets pointed out).
It sure does look like the dragonfly larva on page 35 of the link he posted.
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Old 06-11-2017, 10:55 PM
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That's not a dragonfly larva - it's a water beetle larva (as Red Bullets pointed out).
Yup, confirmed water beetle larve, would of liked it to be a Dragon Larve..
such a gentle little creature, but thanks AO dudes.
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Old 06-12-2017, 10:09 AM
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Caught some pike this spring that were stuffed full of dragonfly larvae.

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Caught some pike this spring that were stuffed full of dragonfly larvae.

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That's pretty cool, I guess you could say they are common in that lake.
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Old 06-12-2017, 01:26 PM
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I've seen a dragonfly larva put a nasty cut into a person had when they held it like that.
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