We are on vacation in TN and keep seeing these moltings all over the place! I was wondering what the insect was? Here is a link to a picture I took of the shedding! http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f315/krystalstreet/?action=view¤t=DSC02657.jpg THANKS!!
2007-07-23 03:25:06 · 8 answers · asked by kasjar 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Possibly a mayfly. I assume that this is near water? They have those wonderful LONG tails.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly
Here is a link to a freshly molted one -- the "molt" looks just like yours:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justthisguyat/180207539/
2007-07-23 04:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not a locust or a cicada. One of the answers so far is
probably correct. It appears to be a Mayfly, probably a large
one of the genus Hexagenia. The photo gives no indication of
size, but it doesn't look like one of the small ones. These can be very abundant near water.
2007-07-23 12:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Diplura?
http://www.ento.csiro.au/ecowatch/Primary/hexapods/pages/diplura.htm
2007-07-23 10:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by ♪Melody♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a mayfly.
2007-07-23 12:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Strix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure. It may have been a new species! Find a skin and take it to the nearest museum. Maybe you discoved a new life form on Earth. Or it could be a cicada. Probably not.
2007-07-23 10:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
its a may fly but it does look horrid doesnt itlol wen its molted it looks lovly but kk xxx
2007-07-23 14:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks similar to a locust.
2007-07-23 11:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by The Oracle of Delphi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really don't know what that could be
2007-07-23 10:27:54 · answer #8 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋