Hundreds of tiny toad tadpoles.
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This
Ephemerella invaria sulphur dun got stuck in its
shuck (Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) trying to emerge. This isn't exactly a "natural" pose for a photograph, but it
kind of shows what an emerger pattern could look like.
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I saw something strange flying around near the streambank, fluttering on and off the water's surface, so I went to check it out. I didn't recognize the wing profile in flight, and it's no surprise! These two caddisflies were joined mating, and they were very reluctant to let go.
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Mating toads and their eggs in the shallows.
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Mating toads.
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Mating toads, with a huge number of eggs stretching out behind them.
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I'm not sure what these clusters of grannoms are doing lying dead and mostly upside down in clusters on the rocks. Anyone have an explanation?
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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