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Title: Entomology question
Post by: Noel Kelly on 15/05/2010 at 22:46

While Lough fishing recently In the west of Ireland I took a few brownies for the pan. They were stuffed with what looked like little eggs. Greenish translucent and about 3 millimetres in diameter. Next day one brownie I caught spilled a few similar looking things from its mouth which I reckon were the undigested version of the above. These were less egg and more tic like with a tiny head and legs or something at the front.
Any ideas guys?   

Title: Re: Entomology question
Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/05/2010 at 00:07

Give us a photo Noel ..........  :wink

Title: Re: Entomology question
Post by: Hamish Young on 16/05/2010 at 10:03

Possibly a type of Daphnia you had there Noel, have a look at this:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/crust.html
and see if there's anything familiar  :z17

H   :z3

Title: Re: Entomology question
Post by: Noel Kelly on 16/05/2010 at 21:16

Thanks Hamish that's just what I was after :z16 Haven't identified them yet but there is a lot to look at on that site. 

Title: Re: Entomology question
Post by: Kev Danby on 16/05/2010 at 22:20

I think i know what you are talking about i came across similar bugs at haddo I think they are water mites they look like a small ball with legs. The ones at Haddo were quite dark and visibly different from daphnia.

Have a look at this site

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec99/mite.html

Title: Re: Entomology question
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 17/05/2010 at 01:49

Makes me itch :z6

From the description, i think Kev might be onto something :wink

Sandy