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norma r

while 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.

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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.

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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 · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

YAY CADDISFLY LARVA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichoptera

norma r · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

thanx Ryan!!! very interesting. i always say, "i learn something new everyday." this is it.
Very Happy

(that, and the fact that you don't wear underware! Shocked

)

TacoDelRio · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:47 am Post subject:

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.