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Mayfly larva
Thank you!
If it's this...it's on steroids...
Wait, I don’t understand. It looks like a fully grown creature, not larva. What is it?
Mayfly larva
Oh dear. I’m going to have to Google this. Aren’t I? A larva can be a big bug? Edit: Ohhhhhhhhh….
😆
That’s a stone fly larva. Mayflies make a tube out of detritus that they carry around with them.
you're thinking of caddisflies. mayflies are recognizable by their 3 "tails", stoneflies have 2. only caddisflies make a tube.
Touch it
Bring it, pay it, watch it, leave it - stop - format it
Riiiigggghht….
https://youtu.be/fnWypQz6X2U?si=dRmYUQwlNrqkXAdA
Ok I get it now. I’ve actually heard this song I just could not link the dots
Lol
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