darsciscus? Aquatic nymph

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curiousnewb Nov 11, 2011

OK, Sometime ago I found a description of a darsciscus nymph that looks like what I found but now I cant find any reference to it on the net.

I once stumbled accross what I think was a larvae or nymph in a stream. It had six legs and prominent pincers. It was pale green, about 2 inches long and had plates on its tail similar to a lobster. It would swim up to a fish, grab onto its spin, inject venom into it and suck out the juice. It had black slanted eyes and the whole thing was a bit spooky.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 11, 2011

Do you mean Dytiscus?? - http://193.166.3.2/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/coleoptera/dytiscidae/colymbetinae/colymbetes/thomsoni-2l.jpg

See http://naturenet.net/blogs/media/blogs/eating/dragonfly-nymph-GDB-meal.jpg for a dragonfly naiad. and http://www.flickr.com/photos/spatterd/4458197031/ for a damselfly naiad.

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