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Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Ephemeridae (Hexes and Big Drakes)
» Genus Hexagenia
» Species limbata (Hex)
 This medium-instar (Instar: Many invertebrates molt through dozens of progressively larger and better-developed stages as they grow. Each of these stages is known as an instar. Hard-bodied nymphs typically molt through more instars than soft-bodied larvae.) nymph is about an inch long.

This mayfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on January 12th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

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Hexagenia limbata Mayfly Nymph


Shot: Jan 12, 2004
Added: Mar 31, 2006
Format: WMV file
Dimensions: 320x240
Camera: C740UZ
This is one of the earliest videos I made, and I was experimenting with a tank and background that didn't work very well.

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