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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Dorsal view of a Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leech) Animal Adult from unknown in Wisconsin
Devin
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Devin on Dec 15, 2008December 15th, 2008, 12:28 am EST
what do the non blood sucking leeches eat
if there is such thing as non blood sucking leeches
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Taxon on Dec 15, 2008December 15th, 2008, 3:06 am EST
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Small invertebrates, which they ingest whole.
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JZord on Mar 5, 2009March 5th, 2009, 7:53 am EST
small invertebrates such as...
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JosemartR on Oct 12, 2009October 12th, 2009, 11:00 pm EDT
Las sanguijuelas son un gusano.
Pregunta: ¿nombre?
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Taxon on Oct 13, 2009October 13th, 2009, 7:34 am EDT
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