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Fossil Freak 25 wrote:
hpfananu wrote:Ok, here.
ID, class, role as indicator species.
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midge larvae,class 4, high quantity's indicate poor water
Yeah that's right, except the class is actually 3 (rules manual) You can post now.
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Go Cougs!
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Fossil Freak 25 wrote:http://ic2.pbase.com/t6/94/339594/4/813 ... gRqPif.jpg

What is this?
Water penny beetle
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yep, your turn :)
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Black fly. Adult is a class 5
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tornado guy wrote:
Black fly. Adult is a class 5
fast, but not right. try again. :)
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ptkid wrote:
[img]http://bugguide.net/images/cache/D02Q10PQJ0QKAKMKPKRK9K4KOKIK1KMKDK8KWKQKTKMKCKIKBK4KBKMKF0VQY01QLS4KF0GK9K0KCK5KWK6QPKRK6K.jpg[/img]
Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.
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hpfananu wrote: Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.
Yeah, after thinking it over, I don't think that black flies have that sharp of a body form.
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tornado guy wrote:
hpfananu wrote: Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.
Yeah, after thinking it over, I don't think that black flies have that sharp of a body form.
The trick is that the fly is black though (lol). The easiest way to tell is just the eyes though because usually most pictures give you a clear view of the eyes.
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