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Ihunta | February 17th, 2018, 2:53 pm | |
Virginia Posts: 2 | Found this in SW VA stream that's cold and clean. It was under cobbles in a lotic erosional zone, and had gills on 4 or 5 of its abdominal segments. | |
Millcreek | February 17th, 2018, 5:21 pm | |
Healdsburg, CA Posts: 356 | It's a burrowing mayfly, probably either a member of the family Ephemeridae or Potamanthidae. https://bugguide.net/node/view/614206 https://bugguide.net/node/view/182024/bgimage | |
Ihunta | February 17th, 2018, 5:39 pm | |
Virginia Posts: 2 | Ohh, that makes sense with the 3 cerci and the "horns". The multiple tarsal claws and overall size tripped me up, but I'm glad I found one before the lab practical exam! | |