Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.
David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks. 
Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries. 
Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries. 
Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays. 
Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound. 
Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp. |
What in the larval world is this?
 photo by Gregory Bonito (click to embiggen) ~Southern Fried Scientist 6 comments to What in the larval world is this? |
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Perhaps Cthulhu heard our prayers today.
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I believe you’re thinking of the National Day of Terror
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I think they may be some sort of leaf beetle pupae?
link to bugguide.net
From what I’ve been able to find, willow leaf beetles are usually found around ponds or streams, and some of the larger species of leaf beetles have two white dots on each side, so it seems to fit:
link to essortment.com
That’s the best I could come up with, anyway.
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I think you’re right! Nice job.
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I think you may be right! It has the color, shape, segmentation and what I thought looked like a pair of white balls on the side. Nice work!
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Thank you!
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