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Title: Strange thing in the pond
Post by: Poppy Mole on April 17, 2011, 20:40:30

Noticed a strange thing in my pond this evening, it is about 2inches long, looks a bit like a lump of jelly, the tail(?) curled up & stuck out of the water, lots of legs in evidence when prodded with a piece of dried grass stalk. Not unlike a scorpion.
Does anyone know what it is please?

Title: Re: Strange thing in the pond
Post by: diggerrick on April 17, 2011, 20:57:10

hi,it could be a drogonfly lava or damsonfly?

Title: Re: Strange thing in the pond
Post by: Poppy Mole on April 18, 2011, 06:59:57

Thanks - ponds are an alien universe to me.

Title: Re: Strange thing in the pond
Post by: birdsrfun on April 18, 2011, 08:05:55

That long - could be a drowned scorpion, we do get a tiny one in GB - gives a sting much like a bee

Title: Re: Strange thing in the pond
Post by: Uncle_Filthster on April 20, 2011, 00:35:24

The jelly bit is throwing this off a bit but check out water scorpion and rat-tail maggot

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