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Dolichopod

Submitted by mjwoods on

Can any one identify this? Seen on an ornamental pond, motionless too far away and then it vanished. I thought it was a dolichopod but can't find a match. I have this down as the second most mindless killer.

 

Mydaea sp.

Submitted by Jim Jobe on

This photo was sent to me recently and appears to be Mydaea sp insofar as the bulge in the mediastinal vein is present.