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Moebius
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Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 am Post subject: Half Dragon, Half Crayfish |
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Dragonfly getting eaten alive by hundreds of what I assume are mites. Reminds me of crawdads with the underside of their tail filled with eggs.
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beetleman
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Location: Southern New Hampshire USA
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WOW...  Excellent Photo Ken. Really interesting Find. They sure look like they are spreading the dragonfly`s abdomen in an un-natural way. Also looks like I see a few larger red ones. The more I look, the more it gives me the creeps  . Did you notice the mites right out or when you viewed the pictures on the computer?
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Moebius
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Doug,
I did not notice until I viewed them in processing. He acted normal and healthy; had to chase him to get a pic.
Ken |
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Planapo
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Location: Germany, in the United States of Europe
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Hi Ken (good to see you back, it´s been a while  ), looks like a really massive infection! Indeed, it reminds one of a crayfish carrying its offspring. An interesting sight, nicely shot, though a bit yucky!
Do you happen to have a tighter close-up or crop of the dragonfly´s abdomen with the mites visible?
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Ken Ramos
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Nice shots but photos like this make me wanna "scratch"  Glad we humans don't get such infestations but then again, there are some... 
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Moebius
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I will try to get a crop of the underside. Not sure how much definition there will be though.
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