Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
07 / 31 / 2013
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Season Photo Was Taken
Summer
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Stockbridge
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
Gu3mom
Notes:
There are a few of these swimming around in a non-operational swimming pool. They are at least 3 inches long. Fairly fluid when they swim, a bit like a flatworm. One turned up dead today so I took pictures. It has a few legs up front, sort of caterpillar-ish or like a grub of some sort but I can’t find anything that suggest either are swimmers. Doesn’t look like a leech or fluke. Any ideas out there?
Comments
Walter Reeves The Georgia Gardener says:
I’m not convinced it’s a hellgrammite (dobsonfly nymph) but it might be so http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent525/water/aquatic/pages/14_jpg.htm
August 4th, 2013 at 12:43pm
sirphilip Registered says:
correct, Dragonfly nymphs (Helgramites) have long legs and they do get quite large. Great for Bass fishing by the way.
August 4th, 2013 at 12:57pm
Gu3mom Apprentice says:
Someone identified it as a Silver Water Beetle larvae. Hydrophilus Piceus.
August 2nd, 2013 at 2:28pm
bullfroghollow Master Identifier says:
Looks to me like a dragonfly nymph, except a little on the large side. http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/cocchiol_matt/Anisoptera.htm
August 2nd, 2013 at 10:33am