Photo 6590628, (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal

Attribution © Robin Gwen Agarwal
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Uploaded by anudibranchmom anudibranchmom
Source iNaturalist
Associated observations

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What

Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

March 2017

Description

The prettiest one of the day! Freshly molted, it will turn greyish later on.
NOTE: A permit is required to enter the water or sweep it with a net. Fortunately we were deputized by none other than the author of a field guide to the area (has a permit and was our supervisor). She was coaching a team from US Fish & Wildlife Service. All my IDs for the water creatures are from her. Everyone was super kind, and I greatly appreciate their including and educating us for the morning.

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