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Forum: Insect and Spider Identification Replies: 2, Views: 33

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coop0129
Grove City, OH
June 30, 2009
03:56 PM
Post #6759793
I am not sure what this is. It was found in a park in central Ohio.

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suunto
Sinks Grove, WV
June 30, 2009
04:48 PM
Post #6760016
This is a hellgrammite, the larva of a dobsonfly (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). They are aquatic, but leave the water when fully grown in order to find a safe place to pupate. See http://tinyurl.com/nnmunl for detailed information.
coop0129
Grove City, OH
June 30, 2009
05:07 PM
Post #6760087
Thank you.

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