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Phriday Photo – Eight-legged Water Strider

Upon finding an eight-legged water strider we questioned whether the apparently clean stream was in fact full of radioactive runoff. Turns out, it was just a mating pair! Yes, they only have four legs each.

Birdfreak is getting ready for a trip to the east coast, specifically New York and Rhode Island. Excited level: dangerously high.

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Klaus says:

Good one! And stay excited – will ya?
Cheers, Klaus

Posted on: July 25, 2008 @ 9:19 am
Lana says:

That’s hysterical! Have a good time on your trip!

Posted on: July 25, 2008 @ 9:36 pm
bevson says:

Will you have time to go birding? The shorebirds are starting to move now. Jamaica Bay is picking up and the Jersey shore too.

Posted on: July 26, 2008 @ 8:32 am
Ken Schneider says:

Sorry– autofill gave me the wrong name!

Ken

Posted on: July 27, 2008 @ 8:10 am
Ken Schneider says:

Have a great trip.

BTW, I can see only 6 legs on that strider.

Posted on: July 27, 2008 @ 8:12 am
The Birdfreak Team says:

Thanks all!! We’ll have lots of time to bird at various locations including some of the Rhode Island shore.

Ken – Thanks!! The legs are hard to see… we were counting the shadows which look like 8… either way there were two striders.

Posted on: July 27, 2008 @ 4:38 pm