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Old 24-09-2007, 07:07 PM
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Re: Creature from the deep (pond)

I would say a dipteran Larvae, maybe Tipulidae but far more likely Stratiomyidae, Potentially could be S.potamida which has a larvae of a similar size, which lives in the mud usually around ponds but sometimes in them. Have you seen adults around of any species?
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