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Description:

Has a pointy tail. It is transparent. Under a microscope it can be seen that the body is segmented and has a few tiny hairs.. It has no fins, but it moves ours body in such a way when it swims that it appears to swim like a fish. It has what looks like two eyes and a pointy beak like nose.

Habitat:

Pond water. Possibly spring fed.

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2 Comments

SaraMcQuarrie
SaraMcQuarrie 11 years ago

It looks a lot like the images in the link! The odd thing is the pointy beak like nose and the two black "eyes" on each side of the head.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

I have not found a matching image so far...Sounds in some ways like an oligochaete worm http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wims...

SaraMcQuarrie
Spotted by
SaraMcQuarrie

Maine, USA

Spotted on Apr 29, 2012
Submitted on Apr 29, 2012

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