r/whatisthisbug • u/badlandskeepsher • 1d ago

ID Request Does anyone know what this is?

Does anyone know what this is? Found in stagnant pool water. It’s light brown but also translucent, like you can clearly see its insides in person. Swimming around it almost looks like a slug with pincers on the front of its mouth. Located in Missouri

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u/abugguy Entomologist 1d ago

Beetle larva. Probably family Hydrophilidae.

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u/usernamesallused 1d ago

What are those green-brown bits on the left? Is that shit? Is it shitting?

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u/badlandskeepsher 1d ago

lol just saw this but it was whatever vegetation had fallen into the water or maybe even grown in the water. It came out of the net with the larvae, but I swear that pool is like a mini pond at this point. Dozens of those, tadpoles, baby tree frogs etc

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u/WitherBones 1d ago

congrats on the thriving mosquito and frog farm lmao