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BioHazard
06-29-2009, 4:35 PM
Nice weather today, and I had the day off, so I went out to a local stream with a net. It must be cray season, cause these guys are everywhere! So here are some photos from my mini-adventure.

Pretty bug. Either a dragonfly or damselfly.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070222.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070220.jpg

Another pretty damsel/dragonfly.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070224.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070225.jpg

Net O' Crays. Can you spot all 3? Good for you.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070229.jpg

Also caught a fish. Not sure on the ID yet, but may be a stoneroller.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070230.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070232.jpg

Saw this floating in the water. It startled me a first, because the mouth was opening and closing. It must be super fresh, cause the whole thing is still there.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070234.jpg

I was going to wear my waders, but I can't get to them. Didn't stop me anyway, as I waded in up to my knees.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070237.jpg

Bucket O' Crays
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070238.jpg

I love this photo. Do the wave!
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070239.jpg

More cray pics. I'd love help IDing these.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070242.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070245.jpg

Different species?
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070250.jpg

NoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo!!!
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070252.jpg

He didn't let go till I dipped him back in the stream.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070253.jpg

More cray.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070258.jpg

This guys kinda blueish.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070259.jpg


No eatz me! I iz tiny, and haz no meatz, I swarz!
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070262.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u300/Graphicentropy/P1070264.jpg
Bushtech
06-29-2009, 4:45 PM
Nice pics. Damselfiy. The fish looks like a Darter. Did you find any young crayfish? June is the time of year we find all the little crays (1/2" - 3/4") in our local creek.
kyryah
06-29-2009, 4:48 PM
I love crays :)

Kristina
msjinkzd
06-29-2009, 5:11 PM
great shots. We totally need to go exploring together!
jpappy789
06-29-2009, 6:06 PM
very cool! I need to do that one of these days...
Slappy*McFish
06-29-2009, 6:27 PM
Reminds me of my childhood. I practically lived in the woods and played in creeks for hours...lol.
lateinningmagic
06-29-2009, 6:30 PM
We don't have nature in NYC =/
jm1212
06-29-2009, 6:44 PM
sweet!
Vicious_Fish
06-29-2009, 8:28 PM
That's a Black Winged Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata). We have them in the cold water creeks around here too. They're a gorgeous species!
BioHazard
06-29-2009, 8:33 PM
That's a Black Winged Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata). We have them in the cold water creeks around here too. They're a gorgeous species!

Thank you! I see that the females have the white tips, and the males don't. I had assumed they were separate species. Neat stuff!
bettabrat
06-29-2009, 8:44 PM
:clap: lovely :hearts: I love crayfish :D
BioHazard
06-29-2009, 9:11 PM
:clap: lovely :hearts: I love crayfish :D
I will send some to you, so you can enjoy the smell of dead crays along with the lingering scent of dead snails.
Rbishop
06-30-2009, 6:07 AM
Nice shots!
Reefscape
06-30-2009, 6:11 AM
Stunning photos indeed...great !!!
Sounguru
06-30-2009, 12:10 PM
Since the crays are so young it is gonna be real hard to get a positive ID on them. As they molt they can radically change colors.

Although this maybe a good guess .... http://www.crusta10.de/templates/index.php?sideid=galerie&showpicture=845&galerie_id=134&lang_id=2&showid=154&katid=2
Death Pony
06-30-2009, 12:11 PM
The blackwing damsels are gorgeous! Very nice photos and nice fat crays. The tweezer pics are hilarious!!! That's one reason I love crays, they're behavior is too funny.
froglover007
06-30-2009, 12:16 PM
Those are amazing pics. Good job!
BioHazard
06-30-2009, 12:18 PM
The blackwing damsels are gorgeous! Very nice photos and nice fat crays. The tweezer pics are hilarious!!! That's one reason I love crays, they're behavior is too funny.

Thanks! Yeah, that guy wasn't gonna let go, no way, no how. If I'd tried to pull him off, I would have popped his wee arms off! I wouldn't do that though, although I'm sure if LifelessForm had been there, he would have! Nomnomnom. :lol2:
Death Pony
06-30-2009, 12:20 PM
Thanks! Yeah, that guy wasn't gonna let go, no way, no how. If I'd tried to pull him off, I would have popped his wee arms off! I wouldn't do that though, although I'm sure if LifelessForm had been there, he would have! Nomnomnom. :lol2:

Hahaha, he probably would have. I have praying mantids in my front yard that will cling to my camera lens and refuse to let go until I let them climb on top of it.