Had a V shaped tail when flying.
big slimy with tiny gold specks all over the top
This is for the prey. Gnat ogre/robber fly posted separately https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179450443
Synonym of Calliobdella vivida. Found infecting Blueback Herring, Alosa aestivalis.
Photo CC-BY-NC-SA license and credit and taxonomic work belongs to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH).
This observation is a part of the long-term monitoring efforts of Gustav Paulay and his team at FLMNH and Friday Harbor Labs.
Although this observation also falls within the boundaries of the MarineGEO iNaturalist umbrella project (which is an ongoing collaborative work between MarineGEO and the Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Museum, and our network partners), this is not from a MarineGEO specific campaign.
barcode says 97% to H. modesta
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