Photo achieved by gently scooping some water into a container while on-site at a small freshwater pond. After being photographed, the larva was quickly returned to the same portion of the pond where it was found. I always do my best to minimize how much I disturb the critters I wish to photograph -- my aim is to leave them unharmed and in the exact same microhabitat/location where I discovered them.
Photo achieved by gently scooping some water into a container while on-site at a small freshwater pond. After being photographed, the larva was quickly returned to the same portion of the pond where it was found. I always do my best to minimize how much I disturb the critters I wish to photograph -- my aim is to leave them unharmed and in the exact same microhabitat/location where I discovered them.
Yellow "things" on the face. Observed many times, but rarely with two stalks(?).
Based on the leg striping, and the golden-brown thorax.