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Dave_KJuly 1st, 2008, 8:32 pm
Posts: 6This little damselfly nymph hatched right in my hand. It took about 5 minutes.
GONZOJuly 1st, 2008, 9:26 pm
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"Bear Swamp," PA

Posts: 1681		Sorry, Dave. I'm not good at Zygoptera. Unless someone is familiar enough with this genus/species that they can recognize it at a glance, it might require being able to see the labium and the lateral aspect of the gills (the things that fly fishers call "tails" on damselfly naiads).

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