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The Specimen

Drunella grandis (Western Green Drake) Mayfly NymphDrunella grandis (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Nymph View 9 Pictures
Collected July 6, 2020 from the Dosewallips River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by on July 12, 2020

The Discussion

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MartinlfAugust 14th, 2020, 7:30 am
Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233		Love the detail here, Jason. Those spikes on the head and abdomen are cool. Horned mayfly.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
TroutnutAugust 14th, 2020, 10:49 am
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Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2737		Yeah, Drunella grandis is a cool-looking mayfly! Check out Drunella spinifera, which takes those features to an even greater extreme.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

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