alienara2 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 So I was clearing up some duckweed in my pond and putting them in a shallow container coz I didn't want to accidentally throw away fish fry (found that there were some last time). To my amazement I did find some but what was even stranger was this creature...Don't have a photo of it coz it's quite hard to see but this is how I'd describe it. It looks like it has feelers on it's mouth, like a hydra head, legs that spread out from underneath like a shrimp when it's resting on a rock and if I'm correct 3 spines at it's tail end. Almost reminded me of a scorpion with it's longish tail.Anyone have any idea what this might be?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Dragonfly or mayfly larvae?http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/freshwater/ Edited January 18, 2016 by livingart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienara2 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks for that livingart, from the pictures I THINK it might be a mayfly larvae... what do I do with it? Tried feeding my fish mosquitoe larvae in the past and ended up with mosquitoes in the living room. Wife was not pleased... not at all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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