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| norma r |
Please help me ID this freshwater creaturewhile hiking Mount Dana in YNP last month i stopped to cool my feet in a meadow lake and came upon this creature crawling on rock in the water. [/url]
he did not move if i lifted my hand out of the water, but continued to crawl on my hand when i placed it back in. he had some feelers and a "proboscis" of sorts.  [url][/url]
to me it looked as if his shell/casing was made of pine needles. i tried googling freshwater crustaceans and came up negative. anyone out there know what this little critter is? this link will take you to the first of the 5 photos i took of it. it might be helpful to look at them all. http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan....ntyLakesBasin#5363971114119678994 thanx! norma |
| TacoDelRio |
YAY CADDISFLY LARVA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichoptera |
| norma r |
thanx Ryan!!! very interesting. i always say, "i learn something new everyday." this is it.
(that, and the fact that you don't wear underware!  )
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| TacoDelRio |
Anytime. 
I'm more of an insect/arachnid guy. The rest of you know way the hell more about everything. All snakes are poisonous until proven innocent. |