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Post by Sharon Sharealike on Jul 3, 2008 19:11:14 GMT
I have been snaggling these beetles (and always putting them back) from the depths of my pond all year. Tonight I snaggled another and tried to drop it back in the pond (they are quite wriggly and like getting back in the water) when I realized it was empty! A mere husk of its former self! What has it turned in to ?! It is quite big and covered my palm.  Will it be a lovely dragon fly?! |
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Post by lily on Jul 3, 2008 22:22:14 GMT
Dunno but you are braver than me...I'd be having the screaming hab dabs if that was anywhere near me! 
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Post by Fi on Jul 3, 2008 22:33:28 GMT
It may be a dragonfly larva, but it looks like a water beetle larva Sharon. I can't tell from the image what sort of water beetle, but as a start, how long is it? From your description, it sounds like it may be the Great Diving Beetle, but they usuallly have slightly tapered bodies. In general, many beetle larvae have simple jaw structures, whereas dragonfly larvae have complicated mouth parts that stick out in front of the head. If you wander through these images, or do a search comprising images larvae "water beetles" on google instead. Whatever it is, look out for the adults - they are much easier to identify. However, the empty "shell" (exoskeleton) you found doesn't necessarily mean it's turned into an adult yet - the larvae have to shed their exoskeletons as they grow too big for them.
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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Jul 4, 2008 8:05:31 GMT
I was amazed to discover that there are 27 types of Dragonfly! This site is quite useful for UK wild Animals, Flora, etc (inc creepy crawlies) www.uksafari.com/ |
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Post by Nuala Bowtitt on Jul 5, 2008 23:19:30 GMT
Good website. Thanks Phil x
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Post by TerriTalks on Jul 23, 2008 10:40:19 GMT
 Hi Phil Thanks for this website. I could not find/see the spider I found the other day! It was very small blond and very fast my friends daughter found it in her car! I being very poorly sighted as you all know had to catch it! Which I did with her help and then I let it go in the garden! Can anyone help with what it was? One of Maggi's friends said she has lots in her shed! Thanks. Love TerriTalks xxxx
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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Jul 23, 2008 18:31:24 GMT
Hi Phil Thanks for this website. I could not find/see the spider I found the other day! It was very small blond and very fast my friends daughter found it in her car! I being very poorly sighted as you all know had to catch it! Which I did with her help and then I let it go in the garden! Can anyone help with what it was? One of Maggi's friends said she has lots in her shed! Thanks. Love TerriTalks xxxx Terri, as that UKSafari site says:- (quote)There are around 640 named species of spider in Britain. Over 300 of them are no more than 3mm long. About 100 species live in the average garden, and a dozen species are found in the average house. I really wouldn't know. I love spiders, they are one of natures truely wonderful creatures. I will make some enquiries and get back to you |
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