Salmonfly nymph anatomy

The Specimen

Collected February 7, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
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Adirman	September 11th, 2010, 3:06 am
Monticello, NY Posts: 504	Hey, what'sm with those wierd fuzzy looking things under its belly and forearms? Is that some sort of traction thing for sticking to stuff?

Taxon	September 11th, 2010, 7:55 am
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Adirman- Interesting guess, but those are called gills, and are used to "breathe" dissolved oxygen from the water. Stonefly family generally determines whether or not gills are possessed, where they are located on the body, and the form they take, finger-like or filamentous, simple or branched, etc.
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

Adirman	September 11th, 2010, 9:56 am
Monticello, NY Posts: 504	Taxon; Thanks for the info!!

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