mcfez
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I am not sure...
But looking....it sure resembles a cricket
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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grace59
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I don't know either, but looks like some sort of weird Roach! Yuck! Glad I wasn't in the pool with it!
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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While I have no idea what kind of bug that is, Kate...
mho - it's nice that you found it "very dead" instead of alive.
No dilemma as to whether you toss it outdoors still alive to bite you on some other day
or to just squash it dead right then.
  
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cichada (sp) ????
sold out and got out !!!
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I don't know but I want to give it a kiss right on it's smackeroo!
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Mike99km
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Looks like something Skeets came up with.
MMc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike99km
Looks like something Skeets came up with.
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Well, according to reports, he was in La Paz 6 to 7 years ago. Maybe he had some experimental Texas bugs with him for crossbreeding with native
bugs.
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castaway$
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Looks like some kind of larvae that wiil morph into possibly a type of dragon fly, I see similar critters in our pond here in Oregon.
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i'm not going to la paz...
frist the one-eyed shark and now this thing
what's in that water????
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marv sherrill
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Larval c-ckroach!
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choyero
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It's a helgramite. A underwater larva of a flying insect. It is only dead because of the chlorine.
Most experienced freshwater fly fishers know what they are, as it is a very important bait imitation for large trout.
It is also are a very time consuming fly to tie, hence you hardly find them for sale in fly shops. They take about 45min to tie.
[Edited on 5-9-2011 by choyero]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
Found this (very dead) in my pool skimmer basket. Any idea what it is? Body is maybe an inch and a half long.
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I'm not for sure, but I think this is .................................
the bug that they used in Star Trek The Wrath of Khan, where they put it in some guys ear,
Yes, this is the one
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Whoever said immature c-ckroach had it right. Not sure which species but it's a roach of some kind. It just got a little mangled in your pool.
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Like this?
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Bear Grils would say it's a snack.....
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marv sherrill
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On closer inspection bugman - I have concluded its a stonefly larvae probably Peltoperlidae - roachlike stoneflies - found in water was the key -
c-ckroaches do not have aquatic larvae - The 3 part division of the thorax is a give away, and the short cerci make it a Pelto-- - Marv
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Skipjack Joe
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Unlikely.
Stoneflies live in well oxygenated running water. There isn't a suitable habitat for them within tens of miles of La Paz.
Imagine waking up to this in the morning.
[Edited on 5-11-2011 by Skipjack Joe]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by choyero
It's a helgramite. A underwater larva of a flying insect. It is only dead because of the chlorine.
Most experienced freshwater fly fishers know what they are, as it is a very important bait imitation for large trout.
It is also are a very time consuming fly to tie, hence you hardly find them for sale in fly shops. They take about 45min to tie.
[Edited on 5-9-2011 by choyero] |
Used to roll rocks over in the streams to get them for fishing.. super bait... either on a fly rod.. or on a small hook with a split shot about three
feet up the line... wham !!!
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Bugman
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Sorry but it is not a stonefly. The head, legs and habitat are all wrong. Immature roaches do not have wings so that is probably causing a little
confusion for some. Also, being stuck in a pool skimmer will cause some general deformation of the body which probably explains why it appears a
little skinny. It is an immature roach.
Bugman (Professional entomologist and avid Baja adventurer!)
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marv sherrill
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OK, i give up. my initial guess was larval c-ckroach and I've seen plenty! Just hoping for something more exotic!
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