Any entomologists in the house???
I tried to take pix of this weird ugly insect I have in a test tube...but the flash keeps disrupting it...so I attempted to draw it....here it is..
FAQS about it: I found it in a stream in Vancouver B.C, Canada....it was hiding by some moist rocks at the edge...it is brown and a little fuzzy...it is about 2 cm long and 1 cm wide...it has 6 legs and prominant mouthparts....what on earth is it???
2006-09-19 14:29:00 · 4 answers · asked by Soraya 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
YES!!! I LOOKED UP A PIC OF DRAGONFLY LARVAE AND IT MATHCES!!! THANKS GUYS!
2006-09-19 15:01:26 · update #1
I don't see that picture attached. It might be a dragonfly larva which has prominent mouth parts suitable for grabbing little fish for food.
2006-09-19 14:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no picture posted. But try a clasification key. It should help you find the right taxonomic group. If it was in the water it is probably a larval stage of the adult insect so be sure to try the larvae classifications.
2006-09-19 21:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by joe b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to say dragonfly larvae...they usually have a huge jaw that helps them capture prey. Try searching for them and see if they look like what you have.
If it was encased in a rock cocoon, then it's a mayfly larvae.
2006-09-19 21:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dragonfly or fishfly larva as ive been told but there is no picture attatched. Does it look like this? : http://mishuna.image.pbase.com/u29/scherrer/upload/17744140.5.web.jpg
2006-09-19 21:36:41 · answer #4 · answered by Lotus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋